Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre of just facilitating the interest of a handful of top capitalists and that too at the cost of the poor and downtrodden section of the society. She said that the rapid privatisation of government sector would cost the aspirants of reserved call from getting jobs.
Flaying the opening up Central Government’s policy of opening coal mining to the private sector for commercial use, Mayawati alleged that it has come at a time when some "wealthy and capitalists" embezzled huge sums of money from public sector banks and fled the country. "Privatisation of an important sector like coal, which is a national wealth, and allowing its exploitation is a matter of grave concern as it not just result into loss to state exchequer but would also create unemployment due to no reservation provision in the private sector”, asserted Mayawati while adding that her Party always advocates to only promote or give government’s aide to private sector who will give undertaking of strictly complying with reservation policy at least in connection with employment.
"Decisions are continuously being taken in the interest of a handful of top capitalists and the wealthy whereas the promise of 'achchey din' (good days) for the poor and needy is yet to be fulfilled," the BSP supremo further alleged through an official communiqué released here on Saturday afternoon. Earlier this week, the Centre approved opening up of coal mining to the private sector for commercial use, a major reform in the sector since its nationalisation in 1973. Coal mines will now be sold in an e-auction to private domestic and global miners. Announcing the decision, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal had said the reform is expected to bring efficiency in the coal sector by moving from an era of monopoly to competition.
Mayawati alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working on a hidden agenda by privatising all important sectors, which would adversely affect the reservation system and will eventually harm national interest. "The country is seeing with open eyes how private companies are indulging in loot while the BJP government is keeping its eyes and ears shut... the country is being looted while the 'sevadar and chowkidar' all appear to be intoxicated with power.
"It is anarchy and jungle raj in the economic sector...," she said. After the four years of Modi government, it is clear that like the Congress, the BJP too is on the same page in the matter of looting national wealth, Mayawati alleged.