New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday made a counter attack on expelled Naseemuddin Siddiqui and called him "taping blackmailer" in a hurriedly called press conference in Lucknow, state capital of the Uttar Pradesh.
Here are important excerpts from the press conference:
- Along with the EVMs, Naseemuddin Siddiqui also responsible for the defeat of the BSP party: Mayawati
- Naseemuddin Siddiqui is "taping blackmailer": Mayawati
- Naseemuddin Siddiqui used to "blackmail" party workers for money: Mayawati
- I gave Siddiqui responsibility for western UP in elections but people came and told me that he is a very big blackmailer: Mayawati
- If Naseemuddin Siddiqui can record party call and tamper it as per convenience then how can he be expected to fulfill responsibilities: Mayawati on Siddiqui
Anyone can expose party leaders after not being a part of it, said Azam Khan on Naseemuddin Siddiqui.
Interestingly, after being expelled from BSP, Naseemuddin Siddiqui lashed out at the party supremo Mayawati and accused her of labelling the Muslims as ‘dogs’ and 'traitors'.
"After elections in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati called me to Delhi and asked me why the Muslims did not vote for the BSP? She also said that backward and upper caste also did not vote for us," Siddiqui quoted Mayawati as saying at a press conference in Lucknow.
He alleged that the BSP chief had often used objectionable words against Muslims.
Mayawati also said that bearded men are dogs, traitors, Siddiqui claimed.