2 weeks ago
Mayawati: Opposition's 'Gen Z vote greed' blocked FCRA discussion
Mayawati is a leader of a political party called the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
She was upset because Parliament — the place where leaders meet to make laws — was not running.
She said the Opposition parties are not letting Parliament do its work.
She thinks they are either secretly helping the government or just want votes from young people, which she called 'greed for Gen Z votes.'
A new rule about how groups in the country can receive foreign money was being discussed.
Mayawati said this rule, called the FCRA amendment Bill, was sent to a special committee without a proper discussion first.
She said both the government's side and the Opposition turned the rule into a big political fight.
She thinks the Opposition should have allowed Parliament to talk about the rule and explain its problems.
That way, she said, the entire country would know about the rule's shortcomings.
She made these comments in a series of posts on X in Hindi.
BSP president Mayawati said Opposition parties are not letting Parliament function.
She accused them of either having 'colluded with' the government or ignoring important issues out of 'greed for Gen Z votes.'
The FCRA amendment Bill was sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) without preliminary discussion due to strong objection from the Opposition.
Mayawati accused both the ruling NDA and the Opposition of excessively politicising the FCRA amendment Bill.
She said the Opposition should have allowed Parliament to run so the Bill's shortcomings could be highlighted before the entire country.
- Who
- Mayawati, president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- What
- She called out Opposition parties for not letting Parliament function and for politicising the FCRA amendment Bill
- Where
- In Parliament, with the remarks made publicly in a series of X posts in Hindi
- When
- Thursday (exact date not stated in the article)
- Why
- She believes the Opposition either 'colluded with' the government or ignored important issues out of 'greed for Gen Z votes'
Mayawati's criticism
Opposition's stance
Should Parliament have been allowed to run?
Mayawati's criticism
Yes — the Opposition should have allowed Parliament to function and publicly highlighted the Bill's shortcomings so the whole country would know them.
Opposition's stance
No — the Opposition strongly objected to the Bill and did not let Parliament function, leading to the Bill being sent to the JPC without preliminary discussion.
Motives of the Opposition
Mayawati's criticism
The Opposition either colluded with the government or is ignoring important issues out of 'greed for Gen Z votes.'
Opposition's stance
The Opposition has such firm objection to the FCRA amendment Bill that it pressed to block Parliament from running.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Mayawati, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president
- Main issue
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) amendment Bill
- Referral
- Sent to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) without preliminary discussion
- Mayawati's accusation
- Opposition has 'colluded with' the government or is driven by 'greed for Gen Z votes'
- Parties criticised
- Ruling NDA and the Opposition, for excessively politicising the Bill
- Platform
- Series of X posts in Hindi
- Timing
- Thursday
Quotes
Mayawati
President of the Bahujan Samaj Party
“"It would have been better if the Opposition had allowed Parliament to function yesterday when this Bill was tabled and highlighted its shortcomings, so that the entire country would know about them, but they did not let Parliament run due to their stubbornness."”
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