Sasaram, November 04: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today charged Congress, BJP and other opponents with pushing the people to below the poverty line out of lust for clinging to power.
“Right from the day India attained freedom and up to this day, the Congress, BJP and other political opponents in the country and the states have pushed the people to below the poverty line,” Mayawati said while addressing an election meeting in Nokha constituency in Rohtas district.
“They (opposition) have done it out of sheer lust for clinging to power,” she said and alleged that because of the faulty policies pursued by these parties, the people hit by poverty, unemployment and price rise were being compelled to take their own lives.
On the measures taken for the uplift of the poor in Uttar Pradesh, she said her government was providing Rs300 per month to every below poverty line (BPL) household, besides arranging two rooms for their stay and ensuring payment of Rs25000 per student who intended to pursue higher studies.
She said in the event of coming to power, BSP would develop Bihar in a way that all people would taste the fruit of development.
The BSP chief appealed to the people vote for her party nominees for bettement of the society.
–Agencies