Lucknow, July 1 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday criticised the BJP government at the centre for hiking railway passenger fares.



She also slammed the Centre for increasing the burden on the common man on the one hand yet claiming that they follow the ideology of ‘country first’.

She demanded that the government immediately withdraw the hike.



In a press release here on Tuesday, Behenji said when the country men are facing poverty, unemployment and other issues then increasing the railway fare shows the central government’s commercial bent of mind. She termed the step against the ineterst of the general public and the objectives of the Constitution.



She explained that rail journey is not a luxury for most people but a necessity due to the compulsion to migrate in search of better economic opportunities.



"Therefore, instead of worrying only for its own benefit and for a handful of rich people, the government should appropriately worry about the crores of people of the country who are craving to live a life of self-esteem in the absence of employment," she added.

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