Calling the EC order an unconstitutional and cruel, Mayawati said that this day will be remembered as a 'black day' in the history of Election Commission.
The Election Commission has banned UP CM Yogi Adityanath and BSP chief Mayawati for 72 hours and 48 hours respectively, starting from 6 am tomorrow, for violating Model Code of Conduct by making objectionable statements in their speeches.
The Supreme Court is hearing a 2009 petition against the construction of statues of Mayawati, Kanshi Ram and elephants the BSP symbol, which were built at parks in Lucknow and Noida with taxpayers' money when she was chief minister between 2007 and 2012.
3 women candidates were announced on the occasion of international women's day. Dimple Yadav from Kannauj, Purvi Verma from Khiri and Usha Verma from Hardoi.
The Mayawati government had constructed statues of Dalit leaders across the state between 2002 and 2007 and it was alleged that crores and crores of money was syphoned off as a consequence of corruption