Shivpal Yadav | Photo Credit: ANI

Lucknow: Days after the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party (SP-BSP) alliance, former SP leader and Pragtisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSPL) chief, Shivpal Yadav on Wednesday hit out at BSP chief at a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Chandoli. Addressing his first rally at the SP stronghold Chandoli in Uttar Pradesh after the formation of his party, Shivpal appeared to warn SP chief Akhilesh Yadav that Mayawati was not to be trusted.

Attacking the SBP supremo, Shivpal said, Shivpal referred to the 1995 Lucknow guest house case, and said, “Behenji (Mayawati) had accused me of sexual harassment. I had said at the time that I was ready for a probe, I was ready to undergo narco test. But my only condition is Behenji should also undergo the narco test along with me.”

The infamous guest house incident took place on June 2, 1995, when Mayawati was holding a meeting with BSP MLAs at a Lucknow guest house and was attacked by SP workers. The BSP chief was allegedly abused and thrashed and her room was vandalised by SP workers, who were angry at her for withdrawing support from the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government in the state. After her own party MLAs failed to protect her, BJP MLA Brahm Dutt Dwivedi entered the room and brought her out safely.

Shivpal also had a piece of advice for his nephew and SP chief Akhilesh, regarding his dealings with former Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati. Shivpal said that Mayawati should not be trusted and that she was capable of deceiving Akhilesh if her party won more seats than SP, Dainik Bhaskar reported. Akhilesh and Mayawati recently announced their parties' alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Shivpal Singh Yadav, PSP(L) on 1995 Lucknow guest house case: Behenji ne mujh par yaun shoshan ka aarop lagaya tha. Maine kaha tha mai jaanch ke liye taiyaar hu, mai narco test ke liye taiyaar hu, meri shart yeh hai ki narco test behenji ka bhi hona chahiye, mera bhi hona chahiye pic.twitter.com/M2A2W7fvN7 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) January 16, 2019

He also accused Mayawati of using foul words against Netaji (SP patriarch and Shivpal's brother Mulayam Singh Yadav) and of calling SP workers "hooligans", the report said. Shivpal also launched a scathing attack against his brother and senior SP leader, Professor Ram Gopal Yadav, and blamed him of "ruining" the party.

Meanwhile, Shivpal also slammed the BJP while addressing a gathering at Chandoli. He alleged that BJP's policies such as the GST and demonetisation had harmed businessmen and claimed that the problems with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS) were also due to the BJP.

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