BJP working to erode institution of reservation: Mayawati

Also calls it a capitalist party being run by big business houses

Terming BJP as the party of capitalist forces, BSP chief Mayawati today alleged that the saffron party-led Central government was eroding the institution of reservation meant for the downtrodden people to benefit those who funded the party during elections.

"It (BJP) is a party of the capitalists that is being run by big business houses and since they formed the government in the Center they are slowly eroding the institution of reservation meant for the downtrodden section of the society," she said.

"Since coming to power seven months ago, the BJP government has introduced Bills in Parliament that only benefit the capitalists and big business houses," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief told an election rally here.

Charging that BJP came to power with the help and support of capitalists and now they are repaying them, she said since the BJP formed the government they only introduced the Bills and amendments in Parliament that benefits the capitalists.

The BSP leader said they (BJP) have only been giving work to the private sector and as there is no reservation in the private sector for the Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes and other backward classes, hence they don't get any employment and are not benefited by those works," she said.

"The bad economic policies have only helped the business houses that funded them during their elections, their economic policies have added to the burden of the common people," she said.

Commenting on Jammu and Kashmir, she said corruption has ruled the roost in the state and the people of the state were denied of the basic infrastructure.

Appealing to people to give BSP a chance, she said "you cannot get your work done here without bribing the officers, give BSP a chance to form the government here and all your problems would be resolved".