Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati described it as a political move on Wednesday, a day after the BJP’s ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ program for minorities.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday started a nationwide program with the aim of connecting minorities, which started with the distribution of food items and clothing kits for women.
Mayawati said in a post on X, “The Prime Minister’s announcement to send a ‘love message and gift’ of the Prime Minister as ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ to 32 lakh poor minority families on occasions like Eid, Baisakhi, Good Friday and Easter, may seem a philanthropic step, but it only fulfills their political interests.”
He said that he wonders what will benefit from this move, when the “Muslim and Bahujan community” is still living in fear and poverty.
Mayawati said that the BJP should focus on the root causes of the struggle of these communities, they should give them a safe environment for employment opportunities and to live.
He said, “Instead of distributing temporary gifts, the central and state governments should make permanent arrangements to deal with the heavy poverty, unemployment and backwardness of these communities. It should be a priority to ensure their safety and stability.”
