Raids were conducted by the police to trace expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dayashankar Singh even as his family threatened to file an FIR against Mayawati and senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leaders for allegedly using foul language.
Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Jha said raids were conducted on Thursday night but there was no clue about Singh’s whereabouts. There were unconfirmed reports that Singh could surrender in the court in Lucknow.
The SP said that Singh’s brother Dharmendra was detained for questioning, but failed to give any information. “All he said was that Singh left for Gorakhpur on July 21 and there was no contact since then,” he said.
Jha said the police raided the house of Singh’s uncle at Bariya on Thursday night, but nothing was found. “His mobile is switched off since July 20 night,” he said.
Singh had sparked an outrage by his derogatory comments, questioning the character of the BSP supremo.
Enraged by Singh’s speech, BSP workers staged a protest against the derogatory remarks made by him. BSP workers, who staged a dharna in front of the Bhimrao Ambedkar statue in Hazratganj, had displayed banners with foul language printed on them on Thursday.