Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday rejected Rahul Gandhi's claim that she had spurned an alliance offer from Congress during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, asking him to get his own house in order instead of worrying about other parties. Gandhi on Saturday said that the Congress reached out to the BSP leader, offering her the chief minister's post for contesting the assembly polls together, but she did not respond.
Hitting back at the Gandhi scion, Mayawati said all the allegations leveled by him are wrong and reflected his party's "casteist mindset" and feeling of malice. "Yesterday, the former president of the Congress had made some remarks regarding our party and especially about its chief, which clearly reflects the casteist mindset and a feeling of malice towards the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). It also shows similar feelings towards deprived sections of the society, especially the Dalits," she told reporters here.
"Before leveling any allegation on the BSP, Rahul Gandhi must introspect," she said. "The former president of the Congress is unable to manage his scattered house but is raising fingers on the style of working of the BSP. This clearly shows the tremendous anger and hatred towards the BSP. Instead of worrying about other parties, Rahul Gandhi should think about his own party. This is my advice," she added.