Lucknow: A day after Uttar Pradesh chief minister said even a chameleon would feel embarrassed by the Samajwadi Party, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hit back, accusing Yogi Adityanath in turn of using "girgiti bhasha".
Both leaders have accused each other of adopting double standards on the women's reservation issue.
Speaking at a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav said, "The truth is that the Women's Reservation Bill has been passed, despite BJP not wanting it. Since all political parties were united on the issue of delimitation, the BJP's conspiracy (to betray women) got exposed.
"That is why, to mask their defeat, they merely wish to keep the issue of women (reservation) alive. They seek to reduce 'Nari Vandan' to nothing more than a 'naaraa' (slogan)," Yadav said.
Attacking Adityanath, Yadav said, "Our chief minister uses 'girgiti bhasha' (the language of a chameleon). If such a word does not exist, I would ask ChatGPT to coin this new term. If his past statements are retrieved and today's statements are read, seen and heard, then you would realise who the real chameleon is. You would also see how unsafe women are."
The chameleon is a reptile species known for its ability to change its colouration to blend with its surroundings.
The SP chief added that the BJP leaders were raking up the women's quota issue despite it having been passed in Parliament.