Lucknow: Under attack from opposition parties over the corruption issue and to present a clean image before voters, the BSP has denied tickets to nearly half of its sitting MLAs for the coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
"The party has dropped around 100 sitting MLAs, including ministers, from its list of candidates released by party supremo Mayawati yesterday," a senior party functionary said.
An indication that several sitting MLAs may not get tickets became visible around two months back when Mayawati launched the cleansing drive showing the door to several ministers and members of the Assembly.
Interestingly, majority of the ministers and MLAs, shown door by the BSP supremo, were those who joined the party before or after 2007 Assembly elections.
Prominent ministers who were shown the door by Mayawati include Avadhpal Singh, Badshah Singh, Fateh Bahadur Singh, Yashpal Singh and Ratan Lal Ahirwar.
Mayawati had on Sunday said that while selecting candidates attention was given that they have a clean image, were dedicated towards the BSP movement and give attention to development in their respective areas.
"Special attention was given as in last Assembly elections a number of wrong people from other parties managed to get ticket of our party," she said.
Mayawati said that after winning elections such people instead of giving attention towards development of area and interest of people, got involved in wrong activities out of personal interest and made all efforts to malign the image of the party and the government.
"Such people also spoilt the old cadre of the party, due to which stern action has to be taken against such ministers and MLAs. Due to this reason they were also denied ticket," she said.
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