Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday slammed the Uttar Pradesh authorities over its declare on funds, financial insurance policies and progress, alleging fairly than ‘acchey deen’ (good days), the claims had been ‘hawa hawai’ (castles within the air).
BSP chief Mayawati was addressing a press convention in Lucknow. (HT file)
Addressing a press convention in Lucknow, she alleged, “The Uttar Pradesh government 2025-26 budget passed on Wednesday is for capitalist and the rich. It shows the pro-capitalist policy of the BJP.” “The Uttar Pradesh government failed to use funds for welfare of the underprivileged,” the BSP chief additional alleged.
Mayawati accused the BJP authorities of ‘failing’ to offer primary facilities akin to training, healthcare, roads, electrical energy and water regardless of the state being touted because the ‘growth engine’ of the nation.
“The poor condition of these essential services is no secret. The Uttar Pradesh government, like the Centre, has no shortage of funds, but its failure to use them for the welfare of the underprivileged is deeply concerning,” she mentioned.
Mayawati additionally accused the BJP of following the identical governance mannequin as that of the Congress, saying that regional events ruling different states had been adopting an analogous method.
“The BJP, like the Congress, has made crucial welfare schemes ineffective. The Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Grameen Samagra Vikas Yojna (comprehensive village development scheme), which was started by our government to uplift rural families, has been rendered inactive by successive Congress, SP, and now the BJP governments,” she alleged.
“The government’s economic policies and budgetary claims largely benefit a handful of wealthy capitalists. Instead of making the rich richer, the government should focus on eradicating poverty, unemployment and backwardness among the nearly 125 crore common citizens of this country,” Mayawati mentioned.
Highlighting her get together’s monitor document, she claimed that the BSP authorities had carried out ‘real’ social and financial reforms throughout its 4 phrases in Uttar Pradesh.
“Our government worked at the grassroots level to bring social transformation and economic empowerment. Unlike the current administration, we ensured sufficient funding to provide 17 essential facilities to rural areas, significantly improving people’s lives,” she claimed.
The BSP chief reaffirmed her get together’s dedication to Ambedkarite ideas and pledged to proceed combating for the rights of the marginalised.