UP polls 2017: Akhilesh a tainted leader, a complete failure, says Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday called Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav a "tainted leader" who had not done anything for the poor, weaker sections and farmers of the state. Addressing an impressive gathering at an election rally here, the four-time former Chief Minister also accused Akhilesh Yadav of "wasting a lot of public money" on advertisements of government projects and schemes which never took off. Asking people to be careful of the Samajwadi Party (SP) alliance with the Congress, she said any vote to them would only benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).