Who moved my malai — caste fissures take centre stage in U.P.
The Hindu
The exodus of OBC leaders from the BJP is not an unexpected event, reflecting a simmering discontent among groups denied a share in the spoils of power
In an unprecedented move in December 2019, around 100 BJP MLAs sat on a dharna in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly premises in Lucknow against their own government, accusing it of arrogance and high-handedness.
The protest came in the wake of BJP’s Loni MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar being prevented from presenting his side of the story in an assault case registered against him in Ghaziabad. While Mr. Gurjar’s motives were questionable, the incident showed that a party MLA couldn’t overrule the local administration in the Yogi Adityanath regime.
Cut to impassioned speech on the occasion of Makar Sankranti earlier this week when he said the malai (perks) of power was not shared with the backward classes by the government in the last five years.