Mayawati urges govt to focus on public welfare and economic self-reliance on I-Day

Lucknow, Aug. 15 -- On the country's 79th Independence Day, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, while extending greetings to Indians across the globe, emphasized that true national interest lay in public welfare, and that the government should act with seriousness to address the economic challenges facing the country.

Referring to US policies under President Donald Trump, particularly the enforcement of aggressive trade tariffs, Mayawati said such global economic moves have repercussions for India. To shield the country's economy and citizens against such impacts, she urged the government to set aside mere slogans, narrow political agendas, and populist declarations, and instead adopt concr...