Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati chairs a gathering of celebration’s workplace bearers forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, on the celebration workplace in Lucknow, on Oct. 1, 2023.
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday reiterated the celebration’s stand of sustaining a ‘complete distance’ from each the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) for the upcoming parliamentary polls. The celebration moved ahead by itself power, she mentioned.
“Ms. Mayawati held a meeting of U.P. and Uttarakhand state units discussing the strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. She once again reiterated that the BSP, while maintaining complete distance from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, will work towards strengthening itself and move forward like earlier years,” the BSP’s assertion mentioned.
‘Fake news’
The former four-time U.P. CM dismissed “fake news” concerning the celebration, hinting on the buzz in political circles concerning the Congress reaching out to the BSP for an alliance. “She urged party members to be alert to fake news, and said that anti-BSP elements are still engaged in propaganda and political conspiracy. Hence, precaution has to be taken at every level, so that our election preparedness is not affected,” the assertion mentioned.
Though persons are nonetheless dealing with points comparable to inflation, excessive poverty, unemployment, lower in revenue, regulation and order, and poor well being and academic services, it’s unclear if these issues will turn out to be severe election points, Ms. Mayawati mentioned. “This is because when it comes to issues of public interest and public welfare, the attitude of the Congress and the BJP is almost the same, and it is anti-people,” she added, criticising the BJP’s “new election strategy”.
The BSP president additionally warned of steady efforts to make the availability of reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) ineffective.
Source: www.thehindu.com
