Maya extends support to ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill
Hindustan TimesBahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday called upon the political parties to rise above party politics to support ‘One Nation, One Election Bill’ likely to be introduced in the Parliament by the NDA government in the ongoing winter session. BSP chief Mayawati Addressing a press conference, the BSP chief said, being the party of the poor and the oppressed, the BSP welcomes the related bills brought by the BJP government regarding ‘One Nation, One Election’. “During the discussion on the Constitution in Lok Sabha, the ruling side and the opposition, especially the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, to woo Dalit and OBC voters, have said a lot of “baseless” things about reservation issue in which there is “not even an iota of truth,” she told reporters. The BSP chief also targeted the ruling BJP and said, “The anti-reservation mentality of the BJP is also clearly visible, due to which they are in no mood to get the bill passed.’’ Mayawati said that there was a heated discussion in the Parliament on the ‘glorious journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India’.