<p>Notwithstanding repeated warnings from the Election Commission, leaders of different political parties continue to spew venom against one another during campaigning in Uttar Pradesh.<br /><br /></p>.<p>BJP Lok Sabha member and Bhojpuri film actor Manoj Tiwari called Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi ‘bhikhmanga’ (beggar) and corrupt, while a BSP leader termed BJP national president Amit Shah a “rhino”.<br /><br />State Minister Radhey Shyam Singh even threatened to kill a local journalist for writing against him. <br /><br />“Rahul Gandhi bhikhmanga hai,” Tiwari said, addressing an election rally here on Sunday. He was referring to how Rahul had shown his torn pockets at a meeting recently. “Rahul has minted so much money from various scams that his pockets were torn,” the BJP MP from Delhi said. <br /><br />Afzal Ansari, BSP leader and party nominee from Mohemdabad Assembly seat in Mau district, described Shah as a rhino, which, he said, remained “indifferent <br />even when beaten”. <br /><br />“The rhino, if beaten, realises after 15 minutes that someone has touched it,” said Afzal, who is the brother of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. <br /><br />Earlier, too, political leaders were found using objectionable language during campaigning. <br /></p>
<p>Notwithstanding repeated warnings from the Election Commission, leaders of different political parties continue to spew venom against one another during campaigning in Uttar Pradesh.<br /><br /></p>.<p>BJP Lok Sabha member and Bhojpuri film actor Manoj Tiwari called Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi ‘bhikhmanga’ (beggar) and corrupt, while a BSP leader termed BJP national president Amit Shah a “rhino”.<br /><br />State Minister Radhey Shyam Singh even threatened to kill a local journalist for writing against him. <br /><br />“Rahul Gandhi bhikhmanga hai,” Tiwari said, addressing an election rally here on Sunday. He was referring to how Rahul had shown his torn pockets at a meeting recently. “Rahul has minted so much money from various scams that his pockets were torn,” the BJP MP from Delhi said. <br /><br />Afzal Ansari, BSP leader and party nominee from Mohemdabad Assembly seat in Mau district, described Shah as a rhino, which, he said, remained “indifferent <br />even when beaten”. <br /><br />“The rhino, if beaten, realises after 15 minutes that someone has touched it,” said Afzal, who is the brother of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. <br /><br />Earlier, too, political leaders were found using objectionable language during campaigning. <br /></p>
