Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday slammed both the central and Uttar Pradesh governments over “lack of employment” as she raised concern over the “growing divide between the rich and the poor” in the country.
The former chief minister took to social media to demand a “proper solution” for the “huge unemployment”.
“There is not only an acute lack of employment in the country but also a growing divide between the rich and the poor, which means the abnormal distribution of wealth has worsened the disease of economic inequality. This situation is affecting both the public and the country’s interests, which is a matter of great concern,” Mayawati said on X in Hindi.
“Why aren’t there enough jobs in proportion to the claims of development in the country? Who is responsible for this,” she added.
“In the same manner, the Uttar Pradesh government’s claims, through massive advertisements, that there is a boom in employment are, in reality, just as disconnected from the ground reality as their other claims,” the BSP supremo said.
She said considering hard labour or any form of self-employment just to make ends meet as an achievement does not solve the problem of unemployment and other related issues.
In another post, the former chief minister asked, “In a state like Uttar Pradesh with a population of approximately 250 million, isn’t the claim of over 6,50,000 government jobs just a drop in the ocean?”
Similarly, the situation of permanent jobs at the central level is dire, with many positions remaining vacant, Mayawati said.
“This has also affected the reservation quotas for SC, ST, and OBC communities. Considering the huge unemployment, a proper solution is necessary,” she added.
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