Dayashankar Singh's wife meets UP Governor Ram Naik

Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dayashankar Singh's wife Swati, who is allegedly being harassed following the expulsion of her husband from the BJP, met Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik in Lucknow on Sunday and asked him to look into the matter.

"I went to him with the complaint I have been raising in the media. He has assured me that he will look into it. He said he will speak to everyone and do what is right...It also has a copy of FIR that I had lodged," she told media after the meeting.

Swati on Sunday demanded the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act to be imposed against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and her party colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui.

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Lamenting over the abuse which she and her daughter have been facing following the expulsion of her husband from the BJP over his controversial comment on Mayawati, Swati accused the BSP members of 'traumatizing' her minor daughter.

Siddiqui, instead, claimed that the FIR, lodged by Dayashankar's family members, was a BJP "ploy" to "save" the expelled leader, who is absconding after being booked for making derogatory remarks against Mayawati. The BSP leader alleged that the BJP has tried to give "a new twist" to the matter to distract public attention and regain political ground lost by it due to its expelled leader's abusive remarks.

Meanwhile, Dayashankar Singh remains missing as the police continue to search across Uttar Pradesh for the 44-year-old politician.