New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its decision to do away with 25,000 home guards, alleging that the BJP dispensation has ruined their festivals.
The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday announced that it was doing away with 25,000 home guards as the state could not afford the new allowances the Supreme Court has asked it to pay, only to reverse it hours later, saying no one would be removed.
“On festivals, parents get sweets, clothes and gifts for their children. 25,000 home guards of Uttar Pradesh with their troubles are demonstrating on the day of festival that the government should listen to them and give them in writing that they will not be removed,” Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.
त्यौहार में बच्चों के लिए मिठाइयाँ, कपड़े, उपहार लेकर माता-पिता पहुँचते हैं। उप्र के 25000 होमगार्ड अपनी परेशानी लेकर त्यौहार के दिन भी प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं कि सरकार उनकी बात सुने और लिखित में दे कि उनको निकाला नहीं जायेगा। भाजपा सरकार ने इन प्रहरियों के सारे त्यौहार सूने कर दिए। pic.twitter.com/rdEc6dy1a7
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 18, 2019
The BJP government has ruined all their festivals, she alleged.
The Congress general secretary also shared a TV channel footage showing women home guards protesting against the government decision.
PTI