PM Modi's government is a sinking ship: Mayawati

"PM Modi government's ship is sinking and that is evident from the fact that RSS has abandoned it," Mayawati tweeted.

Continuing the political attacks in the last leg of Lok Sabha elections, Mayawati on Monday hit back at Modi over the latter's comment on Alwar gangrape incident.

Reply to Modi's comment where he said Mayawati has shed "crocodile tears" over the incident, the BSP supremo stated as quoted by NDTV, "Yesterday PM Modi, in his election rallies here, did dramebaazi of his love for Dalits to draw Dalits but he will gain nothing from this...He was silent on the oppression of Dalits. He is trying to play dirty politics over it."

Mayawati even referred to Modi's wife in her attack against the Prime Minister. She said: "How can he respect others' sisters and wives when he has left his own wife for political gains? It is my special appeal to women of this country not to vote a person like this. PM Modi, in this election, kept changing his caste according to the situation."

The political controversy erupted over the incident where a Dalit woman was allegedly raped by six men in Rajasthan's Alwar. The accused also had allegedly beaten up the victim's husband.

Mayawati had strongly criticised the Congress-led Rajasthan government as police delayed in filing a case for the general elections in the state. The Rajasthan government is running with the support of BSP.

The Prime Minister earlier lashed out at Mayawati asking why she has not withdrawn her support to the Rajasthan government even after the rape incident.

In Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati's BSP is fighting the polls in an alliance with former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP).