Chief of opposition within the legislative meeting and Samajwadi Get together chief, Mata Prasad Pandey, on Tuesday invoked Plato stating that he preached concord and equality in society, whereas the BJP authorities in Uttar Pradesh is selling a communal agenda.
Chief of opposition within the legislative meeting Mata Prasad Pandey (HT File Picture)
Collaborating within the dialogue on the annual finances 2025-26 within the legislative meeting, Pandey stated that the state authorities ought to appoint a everlasting DGP to make sure that the police works impartially. The state authorities misused the police power within the current meeting election to terrorise opposition leaders and to create worry among the many voters, he stated.
Slamming the state authorities over the privatisation of energy distribution firms Pandey stated that privatisation will finish reservation in energy firms and personal gamers will exploit the customers. Fairly than privatising, the federal government ought to run firms and work to convey it out of loss, he stated.
Pandey alleged that there was a rise in corruption in authorities departments. No motion has been taken in opposition to workers and police personnel indulging in corruption. As an alternative, senior officers are defending corrupt personnel.
Elevating concern over the poor high quality building work by the general public works division (PWD) Pandey stated, the division has constructed poor high quality roads in numerous districts. Cracks have appeared within the police station constructed in Gorakhpur and there are potholes within the roads. Earlier, the development firm needed to preserve the roads for 5 years however now the state authorities has amended it to 2 years, he stated.
Pandey stated the air pollution within the Ganga has elevated regardless of the state authorities spending large funds on Namami Gange initiatives. The drains that fall into the Ganga in Kanpur haven’t been tapped, he stated.
Compared to 2016, when the SP authorities was in energy, the crime price has elevated underneath the BJP authorities, he stated.
He stated that a number of colleges are being run with a single trainer. Fairly than closing colleges, the federal government ought to enhance the power of lecturers to offer schooling to kids in rural areas.
The ITIs constructed by the state authorities in a number of districts should not practical whilst buildings have been constructed. The state authorities ought to allot funds to run the ITIs, he stated.
The state authorities departments have didn’t spend the fund allotted within the earlier budgets. The fiscal deficit is rising in successive budgets. Ample funds haven’t been allotted to necessary departments like rural growth within the 2025-26 finances. The CAG has raised objections over the expenditure of the fund by the state authorities within the yr 2022-23, Pandey stated.