NRHM scam: Mayawati goes all out to counter charges

LUCKNOW: With the threat of CBI interrogation in the multi-crore NRHM scam looming over her head, BSP chief Mayawati has decided to pitch the issue before her party’s core dalit vote bank as a case of BJP's "dirty politics" ahead of Bihar and subsequent UP assembly elections.
BSP sources said that a well-drafted appeal of Mayawati has been dispatched to all party workers in each assembly constituency of Bihar and UP.The appeal, essentially a compilation of her statements given to the media in Delhi, is proposed to be circulated not only in the form of hard copies but also through e-mails and WhatsApp.
"As many as 10,000 copies of Behenji's appeal will be distributed in each assembly constituency of Bihar and UP," said a senior BSP functionary close to Mayawati. Sources said that the BSP president, in her appeal, has categorically denied having any connection in the scam that jolted her previous government in UP, eventually contributing to her party’s ouster in 2012.
The BSP chief has been accusing the BJP-led NDA government of "using" the CBI with the intention to malign her and demoralize her cadre essentially in Bihar besides attempting to deflect attention from its failures.
Sources said that BSP chief's outburst against the saffron outfit also comes in the wake of ensuing UP panchayat elections which are seen as a crucial test for Mayawati before the next assembly elections in UP. The BSP has decided to support candidates in zila panchayat elections scheduled next month.