NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: Today, BSP supremo Mayawati launched a fresh attack at rival BJP and Maneka Gandhi, accusing her of "threatening the voters that their work will not be done". Maneka Gandhi was recently caught on camera telling a gathering of Muslims in Sultanpur to vote for her or else she may not be inclined to be responsive to their requests.

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"This is important. I am winning because of the love and support of people. But if my victory is without Muslims, I won't feel that good. Dil khatta ho jayega (Things will become sour). Then when a Muslim comes to me for work, I think let it be, how does it matter. This victory will happen with or without you," she can be seen saying in a three-minute clip.

Later on Friday, she was served a notice from district magistrate of Sultanpur, Ms. Gandhi, who is contesting from Sultanpur this time, clarified saying: "I love Muslims and I had myself called a meeting of the BJP's minority cell. I only meant to say that I am winning the elections and their participation would be like 'daal pe chaunka'."

BSP supremo Mayawati slammed the ruling party and also its lawmaker on Twitter. "BJP leaders forgot issues like black money, corruption, poverty, unemployment, and farmer woes; and started using issues like national security in this election season. But when that didn't work out, now they have started threatening voters that their work will not be done. What Maneka Gandhi has done is condemnable," she wrote in Hindi.

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