Lagatar24 Desk
Lucknow, Jan 27: Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), accused the BJP of having a narrow mindset of forcing the youth to sell “pakoras” amid ongoing protests among railway job applicants in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Thursday.
“There has been a huge uproar in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over UPTNT and now over Railways’ RRB-NTPC results. This is a proof of the failure of the governments. Beating up poor and unemployed youths for protesting, and playing with their future is totally unjustified,” she said in a tweet in Hindi.
“Due to the wrong policies of the government, poverty and unemployment have reached the peak. Government jobs and reservation facility in them have become secondary. In such a situation, it is unjust to not have the examination even for small government jobs for years. BJP should change its narrow mindset of making the youth sell ‘pakoras’ (snacks),” she added.
2. सरकार की गलत नीतियों के कारण गरीबी व बेरोजगारी चरम पर पहुँच गई है। सरकारी नौकरी व उनमें आरक्षण की सुविधा गौण हो गई है। ऐसे में वर्षों से छोटी सरकारी नौकरियों के लिए परीक्षा भी सही से नहीं होना अन्यायपूर्ण। भाजपा युवाओं से पकोड़ा बिकवाने का अपना संकीर्ण विज़न बदले। 2/2
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) January 27, 2022
Mayawati was reportedly alluding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments in a 2018 interview with a television news programme that selling pakoras is also a type of work and may be considered “job creation.”
Meanwhile, the Railways suspended its Non Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) and Level 1 exams on Wednesday after candidates went on the rampage in some states, alleging irregularities in the process, with minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging them not to destroy public property and promising redress of their grievances.
The Railways issued a general notice on Tuesday, advising job applicants that those detected participating in vandalism and illegal conduct while demonstrating would be prevented from ever working for the railways. This came after demonstrators squatted on railway tracks in many locations throughout Bihar the day before.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary, also criticised the “repression” of candidates and urged the government to resolve their issues through dialogue.
