Lucknow: Seeking to counter the offensive
launched by Rahul Gandhi, BSP supremo Mayawati on accused
the Congress of trying to divert attention of the people from
corruption and price rise with its "drama" and directed her
party workers to reach out to people to "expose" the tactics.
Mayawati, while holding a meeting of party officer
bearers, asked them to gear up for the polls due next year and
get more people in the party fold and also made some changes
in the organisation to improve its functioning.
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister directed party
workers to reach out to masses and counter opposition
propaganda against the BSP.
"To divert attention of the people from corruption and
price rise, which was a gift of faulty economic policies of
UPA government, Congress is involved in enacting `natak`
(drama) and people should be made aware about it.
"Had the UPA government accepted the state`s request
of providing special economic package of Rs 80,000 crore,
the face of backward Bundelkhand and Poorvanchal would have
different," Mayawati said in a statement.
Asking party men to remain alert, she said that
efforts might be made to vitiate communal atmosphere ahead of
assembly polls to gain political mileage.
Mayawati said her government had taken up development
and public interest works, besides controlling crime and
maintaining law and order.
Taking on Mayawati on the land acquisition issue,
Rahul Gandhi undertook a four-day foot march from Bhatta
village in Greater Noida to Aligarh covering over 70 km by
Friday.
PTI
