There’s a permanent Dalit revolution in UP, but Mayawati may not be its only beneficiary
In his adopted village Jayapur in Varanasi district, PM Narendra Modi has erected a giant Ambedkar statue in the Harijan quarter. Yet the paint on the statue is peeling badly, the solar lamp that illuminates it is out of battery. Dalits of Jayapur say Ambedkar is being dishonoured and insulted.
The Dalit vote has been assiduously cultivated by BJP. In these assembly polls UP’s 21% Dalits are generally expected to stay with Mayawati although BJP hopes to gain among non-Jatav Dalits (Mayawati being a Jatav) to whom it has given 65 tickets. The Dalit leadership from Ram Vilas Paswan to Udit Raj is already with BJP. Is Read More
