Lucknow,

26 Jan (HS): On Republic Day, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and former Uttar

Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati greeted people and reaffirmed her desire for

Kanshi Ram, the party's founder, to be awarded the Bharat Ratna. In a post on X, she said, I extend

heartfelt greetings and best wishes to all countrymen, Indians living around

the world, and their families on this 77th Republic Day. She said that

while the day was intended to celebrate the Constitution, its true value lay in

determining if governments were living according to its spirit.

“Aside

from expressing pride in our good Constitution, it is very important for

honestly analyzing the performance of administrations. We should analyze if the

grandiose claims and enticing promises of the central and state administrations

are just false, or whether the country has achieved the intended political,

social, and economic democratic development in line with the welfare-oriented

objective of the Constitution, she wrote in her post on X.

The

BSP chief questioned if there had been any much-needed change in people's

living circumstances. She claimed that only such an honest examination might

lead to liberation from the country's serious issues.

Mayawati

also greeted individuals who received Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma

Shri, and the highest gallantry honors on Republic Day, and conveyed her best

wishes to their families. Reiterating a long-standing demand, she stated that

Kanshi Ram, who spent his whole life to empowering lakhs of underprivileged,

exploited, and neglected people of the 'Bahujan Samaj' and allowing them to

live a life of self-respect and dignity, should be awarded the Bharat Ratna

without delay. She noted that the BSP has continuously raised the issue of

Kanshi Ram receiving the country's highest civilian honor.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi