Arun Jaitley's tweet came hours after Mayawati alleged that women in the BJP are scared of their husbands meeting Modi fearing they might also "abandon their wives".
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the facts and deliberately targeting him over the gang rape of a Dalit woman in Alwar district.
Sharma claimed Mayawati is showing weakness and her memory is fading.
Addressing an election rally here, she hit out at the Congress for "failing" to implement reservation policy to the poor and Dalits in the proper manner.
Hours after the prime minister's remarks at election rallies in Kushinagar and Deoria earlier in the day, Mayawati said, "In the wake of this incident, Modi is doing dirty politics."
Addressing election meetings in Kushinagar and Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Narendra Modi said, "Please do not shed crocodile tears. If you are serious, why don't you withdraw support from the Congress government in Rajasthan."
"We gave out a clear message to all that the place for 'gundas' is either in jail or in 'ram naam satya hai yatra' (funeral procession)," the chief minister said in a public meeting in Khorabar here.
"Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Samajwadi Party is assisting other parties and is not with the BSP and now we have come to know that the Congress is also spreading similar rumours," Akhilesh Yadav said.
The BJP, she asserted, is not coming to power again and Modi's dream of becoming the PM again will not be fulfilled."
No matter how much rally PM Modi hold in UP, it will not make any difference, says Mayawati
Mayawati also advised people to use their mind before voting.
Mayawati hits back at Priyanka Gandhi, says no difference between Congress-BJP
In what could spell trouble for BSP chief Mayawati, the CBI has started investigation into alleged irregularities in the sale of 21 state-owned sugar mills during her tenure as Uttar Pradesh chief minister.
BJP president Amit Shah said during Ghazipur rally in Uttar Pradesh that Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi were upset with Balakot air strikes.
BSP supremo Mayawati will address public rallies in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur and Kannauj, on Thursday, to garner votes for her party in the Lok Sabha elections 2019.
Mayawati's remarks came hours ahead of Modi's road show in Varanasi.
The BSP chief alleged Modi had got his caste included in the Backward Class category for political and electoral gains.
Akhilesh Yadav, who was also present at the dais, termed the development as “historic”.
Preparations are underway for the rally at Christian Field to send out a message to our political opponents that the alliance against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh shares a strong bond, an SP party leader said.
She also claimed that BJP leaders are taking the Army's name in their poll speeches violating the model code of conduct, but the EC is keeping mum.
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