Lucknow,

21 Feb (HS): In a scathing reaction to Rahul Gandhi's criticism, Bahujan Samaj

Party (BSP) chief Mayawati accused the Congress of serving as the Bharatiya

Janata Party's 'B team' in the Delhi assembly elections. This debate came after Gandhi expressed his

unhappiness with the BSP's decision not to join the opposition Indian National

Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in the Lok Sabha elections.

Mayawati

recommended Congress to reflect on its own political strategy before

criticizing others, while emphasizing the problems that the new BJP

administration faces in implementing its campaign pledges. Meanwhile, BSP supporters in Raebareli, Uttar

Pradesh, have displayed posters strongly denouncing Congress MP Rahul Gandhi

for his remarks regarding BSP Chief Mayawati.

Posters accuse Gandhi of double standards, claiming that he touts

himself as a Dalit advocate while undermining Mayawati's leadership.

This

protest followed Rahul Gandhi's comments during a visit to Raebareli, in which

he stated that if Mayawati had partnered with Congress in the previous

parliamentary elections, they would have won.

Gandhi questioned Mayawati's electoral strategy, wondering why she does

not contest elections effectively. In response, Mayawati accused Congress

supporters of inciting hostility and adopting a casteist attitude against the

BSP in Congress-ruled states, while suggesting coalitions when politically

advantageous elsewhere. She cited

previous defeats sustained by the BSP in partnerships with Congress as a result

of unfair vote distribution.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi