LUCKNOW: Preferring not to respond any further on her father and Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s controversial comment on Ramcharitmanas, BJP’s Badaun MP Sanghmitra Maurya said on Monday that she was more focused on ensuring that her party continues with its election winning streak.
“This is not the time to speak about it.... We should all come together to encourage voters and ensure BJP’s win in the MLC polls,” she said, while speaking to TOI. Sanghmitra’s silence is significant as she faces growing pressure from within BJP to clear her stand on the row. A day earlier, UP BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary had asked her to clear her stand since she was a BJP MP and was required to adhere to the party ideology.
The BJP is locked in a direct electoral contest with the Samajwadi Party in the polls for the five MLC (graduates and teachers constituency seats) on Monday. The results of the polls would be announced on Thursday.
