Mayawati slams both BJP and Congress, both are corrupt

Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Tuesday mounted a blistering assault on both BJP and Congress and blamed them for selling out the dalits and the minorities while benefitting the rich.

Kicking off her party's election campaign in Odisha at a rally here, the BSP supremo charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA legislature of presenting GST in flurry and neglecting to actualize it in a legitimate way bringing about ascent in joblessness among the nation's young people.

She hit out at the BJP-led government over demonetisation saying the hurriedly taken measure had harassed small businessmen and traders who squeeze out their living without depending upon any government aid or assistance.

"Both Congress and BJP are corrupt. While Congress was in news for its involvement in the Bofors scam, the BJP government has been embrolied in Rafale deal," Mayawati said.

Coming down heavily on both parties, she blamed them for never working for the elevate of the dalit, in reverse and minorities sections.

"Their oppressive mentality is yet to change towards dalits," Mayawati said adding unemployment has developed complex amid the BJP-drove NDA government which has troubled the jobless young people.

Though BSP's quality in Odisha is limited, the party has been challenging both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state in recent times.

In 2014, BSP had fielded candidates in 113 out of the 147 assembly constituencies in the state and polled just 0.86 percent of votes. This time too a few candidates of the party are in the fray.

Assembly election in Odisha is planned to be held along the Lok Sabha polls in four stages on April 11, 18, 23 and 29.



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