DP Yadav on Amit Shah's stage: BJP says don-turned-politician was not invited

NEW DELHI: With the Congress on Wednesday targeting Amit Shah for sharing stage with DP Yadav, BJP has claimed it did not invite the mafia don-turned-politician for the election rally.

According to Times Now, BJP has denied extending invite to DP Yadav.

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BJP's claim has been contradicted by DP Yadav who said he did get an invite from BJP for the rally.

Congress, meanwhile, targeted the BJP chief over the issue and said 'birds of a feather flock together'.

The party also expressed displeasure over the "mujrewala" remark which was reportedly made by Shah against Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda during campaigning for the upcoming assembly poll in the state.

"We cannot advise the president of BJP as to what company he should keep ... (But) there is an old saying, birds of a feather flock together," party spokesperson Anand Sharma told reporters here in reaction to the matter of Yadav joining Shah during campaigning in Haryana.

A TV grab from Times Now shows BJP president Amit Shah with DP Yadav.

Almost a decade after he was thrown out by BJP over his controversial background, Yadav was seen sharing stage with Amit Shah on Monday.

Yadav had accompanied Shah to three places in Haryana to canvass for votes for BJP candidates ahead of October 15 assembly elections.

On the issue of Amit Shah's remarks directed at the Haryana chief minister, Sharma reacted sharply, saying, "I cannot respond to Shah by descending to his level and language. It is not possible for me to communicate in his language."

Shah's 'mujrewala' barb reportedly came at a rally in Hisar where he said that Haryana chief minister has been dancing to the tune of the Congress high command in Delhi in order to save his chair.

(With inputs from PTI)

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