Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati criticised the Budget presented by the Uttar Pradesh government, claiming that it lacks adequate government intention and policy to remove inflation, poverty, unemployment, backwardness and to meet the basic needs of the common man.

She asked how true development is possible in such a way?

Taking to social media platform X, former chief minister of UP said, "If the Budget of 2025-26 presented by the UP government in the assembly today (Thursday) was more of a broad public interest and public welfare, it would have been better, whereas there is a lack of adequate government intention-policy to remove inflation, poverty, unemployment, backwardness and to meet the basic needs of the comm...