"Frustrated over its clear debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress is now stooping to questioning the caste of Narendra Modi leaving aside all national issues," Kalyan claimed.
The former UP chief minister clarified that Modi belongs to "moodh vanchi" caste, which was included in the OBC list in 1994 when the Congress-led government was in power in Gujarat.
Alleging large scale booth capturing in Kannauj, Badaun and Farrukhbad constituencies in western UP, Singh alleged that despite repeated demands, Central Paramilitary Force (CPMF) were not deployed even at sensitive booths.
Singh expressed apprehension of irregularities in Ghosi, Azamgarh, Lalganj, Ghazipur and Bhadohi in the last phase of polling on May 12 and demanded that CPMF be deployed there and the local police be kept away from polling centres.
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