August 03, 2026 05:35 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
'It was a conspiracy': Brij Bhushan reacts after acquittal in wrestlers' sexual harassment case | After NEET protests, CJP backs Jharkhand students' agitation over alleged JPSC-JSSC exam irregularities | Brij Bhushan acquitted: Delhi Court clears ex-WFI chief in high-profile wrestlers' sexual harassment case | India finishes 4th at Commonwealth Games 2026 with 39 medals despite missing medal-rich sports | Kulgam terror attack turns deadlier: Second Chhattisgarh worker succumbs to bullet injuries | 'I'm ashamed': Girl who abused PM Modi during NEET protests issues apology | 'Abuses never solve anything': PM Modi urges forgiveness after Jantar Mantar protest slogans | 'Country wanted an apology, PM forgave it': Congress' sharp swipe at Modi's video over 'abuse' row | Bengal STF arrests JeM suspect from Burdwan; probe underway into 'plot' targeting CM Suvendu Adhikari | 'My father was almost lynched': Families of Delhi cops assaulted during NEET protests share chilling accounts
UNI

Mayawati takes veiled jibe at Congress leader Priyanka for seeking permission to ply 1,000 buses in UP

| @indiablooms | May 17, 2020, at 09:12 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday took a veiled potshot at Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, suggesting her to use 1,000 buses in the grand old party-rules states instead of offering it to Uttar Pradesh for ferrying migrant workers.

In a series of tweets, Mayawati said, 'It would be better if the Congress first make those 1000 buses available for the migrants stranded in Punjab so they could reach home safely instead of walking for several hundred kilometers.'

She further claimed that Congress should also learn the lesson from above incidents, as thousands of migrants in Punjab were also traveling through Yamuna river to reach home which could turn fatal any time.

Mayawati's reaction comes just a day after Ms Vadra shot off a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking his permission to provide 1,000 buses to transport migrant labourers back to their homes.

Vadra sent the letter post road accident in Auraiyya which claimed lives of 26 labourers.Taking veiled potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who on Saturday interacted with migrants labourers stranded on road, the BSP chief said, 'It would be more better if the Congress leader instead of just listening to the woes of the migrant labourers, would have extended some necessary help like food or money which they need more at this time.'

Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party, she claimed that in the saffron party-rules states, the condition of migrant labourers is very pathetic and painful and that the government is insensitive towards the problems faced by the workers in reaching their homes.  

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.