Government, Opposition should ensure Parliament focuses on nation’s key issues, says Mayawati

Mayawati urges BJP and Opposition to focus on country's issues in Winter Session, criticizes divisive tactics and lack of progress.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday (November 30, 2024) said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition should ensure that the Winter Session of Parliament focuses on the country’s pressing problems rather than partisan clashes.

“Both the government and opposition must ensure that the current winter session of the Parliament focuses on the country’s pressing problems rather than partisan clashes, the Parliament is the forum for discussing broader interests of the people,“ said Ms. Mayawati, as per a BSP statement.

The BSP president who chaired a meeting of senior party leaders from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in Lucknow asked the party to focus on the need for aiming to unite Dalit and Ambedkarite communities for their political empowerment. “The struggle for the master key to power should intensify to free the society from the grip of casteist and communal elements,” she added.

The BSP leader targeted the ruling BJP for allegedly diverting people’s attention from the fundamental issues of unemployment, poverty and inflation by using divisive tactics similar to the previous Congress governments. “The BJP forgets promises made during the elections once it attains power, leaving the fundamental issues unresolved,” said the former four-time U.P. CM.

She accused the Yogi Adityanath-led U.P. government of prioritising divisive religious agendas adding that unemployment, economic struggles and lack of education continue to affect millions in Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring Uttarakhand.