Terming the interim budget presented by Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal as being away from ground reality and bitter facts, and one driven by ‘jumlebazi,’ Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday said that during the five years of the Bharatiya Janata Party rule, the chasm of economic parity had increased more profoundly.
Making a scathing attack on the interim budget presented by Piyush Goyal, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh said that money and development had narrowed down to a handful of rich people, which was indicative of the anti-poor, anti-farmer and arrogant mindset of the BJP government.
Attacking the interim Finance Minister and the budget presented by him, the BSP supremo said that the BJP’s statements, claims and ‘jumlebazi’ could neither transform the fate of the nation nor could it end the long-standing grave issues like unemployment, inflation and illiteracy as these could only be addressed by right intentions and persistently strong determination which has been lacking in the Central governments hitherto.
Terming the budget to be on par with the “false” electoral promises of the BJP, Mayawati said that it was de-motivating and triggered restlessness just like demonetisation, goods and service tax (GST) and the resultant unemployment.
Furthering her attack, the BSP chief said that the benefits of the government schemes for the poor people, farmers and labourers were in fact being reaped by a handful of rich people rather than the true beneficiaries, adding that economic disparity and inequality had increased due to such instances which was against the national interest.
Mayawati appealed to the people to be cautious of the false promises, wrong policy and arrogant functioning of the present government and to judge these planks after considering the ground reality.
She also said that the people should beware of the present government’s policy of deflecting common man’s attention from real issues by giving way to religious issues.
Mayawati also appealed to the people to carefully introspect and then take a decision which favoured their personal interests and national interest.