Uttar Pradesh [Images] Chief Minister Mayawati [Images] on Friday declared that the legal proceedings against state Congress Committee president Rita Bahuguna Joshi [Images], who was arrested on Wednesday night for allegedly making inflammatory comments against the Bahujan Samaj Party chief, would continue.

While referring to the compensation being given to Dalit rape victims in the state, the UPCC chief had allegedly said, "If Mayawati were to face similar circumstances, I could shell out a compensation of Rs 1 crore."

"Even if Joshi manages to get bail like Varun Gandhi [Images] (who is facing charges under the National Security Act clamped by the state police), her crime cannot be forgiven," said the UP CM.

At a press conference in Lucknow [Images], Mayawati again attacked Sonia Gandhi [Images], demanding to know why the Congress president had not taken action against Bahuguna Joshi till now, and chosen to stay silent over the issue.

Taking on the Congress, Mayawati said that the party should learn to restrain its members from making 'uncivilised and obscene' comments.

"The Congress should not underestimate the BSP. Some Congress workers had organised rallies in various parts of the state on Thursday to protest Bahuguna Joshi's arrest. I want to warn them that if I had let BSP members unleash their anger, and not urged them to exercise restraint, the Congress workers would be forced to flee like rats."

"If BSP members had indeed taken to the streets to protest the insult against me, not only UP but the entire country would have to a standstill," claimed Mayawati.

However, members of Parliament of the BSP would not hamper the proceedings of the Upper or Lower House on Friday, like they did on Thursday, assured the UP CM.

She also thanked those leaders who had protested against Bahuguna Joshi's comments in Parliament on Thursday.