Lucknow, May 16 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati attacked Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav over the latter's caste-related remarks on Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, stating that it was "unfair" to divide the army based on religion and caste.

She said that Yadav committed the same "mistake" as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Shah, who sparked a political controversy over his remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, which were "shameful and condemnable".

"The entire country is united and proud of the valour of Operation Sindoor of the Indian Army against the terrorists in Pakistan. In such a situation, it is extremely unfair to judge/divide the army on the basis of religion and caste. The mistake that the B...