Mayawati slams Modi govt over unemployment, economic slowdown

'Weak consumer demand impacting businesses and slowing down economy'

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Wednesday slammed the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for the unemployment and economic slowdown in the country.

Addressing the media on the occasion of her 64th birthday here, Mayawati observed that 1.3 billion people in India were facing tough political, economic and social challenges, which had resulted in widespread poverty and unemployment.

“These factors have slowed down consumer demand in the economy, thus affecting the businesses and industries badly, and contributing to the economic slowdown,” she added.

She alleged these negative socioeconomic factors were the result of the lopsided policies and narrow minded approach of