Varun Gandhi's Tweet Over UP Crackdown Grazes His Party BJP Again
NDTV
Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi has been publicly expressing views that are at odds with the BJP's stand
If there are vacancies and also eligible candidates, why is there no recruitment, BJP MP Varun Gandhi asked today as he targeted the party-led Uttar Pradesh government over a police crackdown on a candlelight march by job seekers in Lucknow.
The Pilibhit MP, who has been publicly expressing views that are at odds with the BJP's stand, shared a viral video in which policemen can be seen chasing and cane-charging protesters.
Mr Gandhi said these protesters too are Indians and no one is ready to even hear their grievances. He also appealed to the authorities, asking if they would have been able to act in the same manner if their children were part of these protests.
The protesters have been holding a sustained agitation over alleged irregularities in a 2019 exam to recruit 69,000 assistant teachers in the state. They were trying to march from an intersection in central Lucknow towards the residence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath when police cracked down.
