Maya asks govt, oppn to unite on nat'l issues
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Lucknow: On the first day of Parliament's monsoon session on Monday, BSP chief Mayawati expressed hope that it would discuss relevant national and international issues. She said, "The 'bahujans' of the country want both the govt and the opposition to rise above party interests and unite on issues arising out of fast-changing political and economic conditions in the world.
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In her post on X, she said, "It is natural for all countrymen to worry that the much-awaited session of Parliament may turn out to be disappointing like the previous sessions, without proper and appropriate debate on important and urgent issues of national and public interest and without any better outcome, without confrontation between the govt and the opposition, allegations and counter-allegations, uproar and without any hope of proper progress towards some 'good days' for crores of poor and other hard-working bahujans of the country.
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She said the country is facing public interest problems like massive inflation, poverty and unemployment, women's insecurity and increasing disputes and violent clashes over region and language, along with internal and external or border security.
"On the basis of meaningful debate on these matters, the public considers it necessary to have smooth functioning of the Parliament for formulating future long-term policies and strategies, and implementing them, so that the country develops and people prosper, and in which lies the interest of the entire society and bahujans of the country," she said.
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Apart from this, the speed at which the political and economic conditions of the world are changing has also started posing new challenges.
It will be better if the govt is positive on discussing India's 'Operation Sindoor' in the case of the Pahalgam massacre, because the security of the people and borders of the country is ultimately the full responsibility of the govt, for which the opposition should also rise above party interests and cooperate with the govt, she said.
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