Tetra Devi, the mother of Dayashankar who had sparked a controversy by his derogatory comments questioning the character of Mayawati, filed a complaint against the BSP leaders for raising "derogatory" slogans at the party protest in Lucknow yesterday, police said.
On the basis of the complaint, an FIR was lodged against BSP chief Mayawati, state unit president Ram Achal Rajbhar, national general secretary Naseemuddin and national secretary Mevalal besides unknown workers, police said.
"We will now demand the arrest of BSP leaders who had crossed all limits in abusing and degrading women members of the family", Dayashankar's family said.
An FIR was filed against Dayashankar Singh two days ago on the basis of a complaint filed by Mevalal.
He had said that "Mayawati is breaking the dream of Kanshi Ram into pieces. Mayawati is selling tickets like a...
"There was an attempt to instigate violence and riot during the protest by highlighting differences on caste lines", she alleged in the complaint, adding that slogans at the protest amounted to outraging the modesty of a woman.
She said after the sloganeering during the protest, Singh's 12-year-old daughter was in shock.
She also alleged that there appears to be a conspiracy to eliminate her son.
Singh's wife Swati Singh had earlier said, "My husband is in politics, but we have no political connection but BSP workers have abused all women of the family in a public protest.
Swati had alleged that her family was being dragged into the controversy unnecessarily.
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