The Uttar Pradesh Assembly’s presentation of the 2026-27 budget has sparked fierce backlash from BSP president Mayawati, who dismissed it as excessively populist and woefully inadequate for public welfare. In her view, the document’s promises, however alluring, will evaporate without strict timelines for fulfillment.
Taking to social media platform X, Mayawati laid bare her concerns. The budget, she contended, prioritizes vote-winning gimmicks over substantive advancement for every community and sector in the state. Efforts to placate the public through assurances must translate into action, lest they remain hollow rhetoric, she cautioned.
A key grievance was the lack of accountability from prior budgets. ‘Tradition demands hard data on on-ground execution to make speeches authentic,’ Mayawati noted, branding the current one as yet another media spectacle that crushes aspirations for better days. She stressed the urgent need for permanent job creation, robust safeguards for SC/ST/OBC quotas, and swift backlog fillings to address unemployment woes plaguing the state.
Invoking BSP’s track record, she exhorted the ruling BJP to uphold welfare for all with unwavering commitment, mirroring her party’s four tenures in UP. Budgets ought to be instruments of equity, uplifting the underprivileged and agrarian communities instead of alienating them through skewed allocations.
On the organizational front, BSP convened crucial meetings with top functionaries from Rajasthan and two additional states. Discussions centered on political landscapes, organizational readiness, and expanding support among diverse groups per recent Delhi guidelines. Leaders were rallied to cultivate ambition for power, ensuring Ambedkar’s hard-won rights—especially for Bahujans—reach their intended beneficiaries, a milestone achieved uniquely under BSP rule in Uttar Pradesh.