Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 -- : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday accused the Election Commission (EC) of 'turning a blind eye' to the violation of the model code of conduct by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

"Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is flouting the EC's ban imposed on him by visiting temples and eating food in the houses of Dalits. He is doing drama and is broadcasting the same on the media platforms for electoral gains. Why the Commission is so kind to him?" Mayawati tweeted in Hindi.

She further accused the EC of being biased and 'wrongly favouring' BJP leaders.

"It is impossible to have free and fair elections this time if the EC continues to neglect the moves made by BJ...