Chandigarh, Feb. 9: A Jat quota agitation in Haryana’s Rohtak that could have ramifications over 130km away in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, which votes this Saturday, has left the BJP worried. The movement was resumed on January 29 from Haryana and in the last 11 days, the demonstrations have reached Delhi and poll-bound Uttar Pradesh where Jat leaders have campaigned against BJP nominees and accused the party of “betrayal”.
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Attempts being made to turn Western UP into Kashmir: Yogi Adityanath
Hapur , Jan 30 – Raking up the issue of exodus of Hindus from western Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that if such a situation persisted, the region would soon become another Kashmir. Addressing an election rally at Dhaulana in Hapur district, the Gorakhpur MP alleged that Hindus were being terrorized in western Uttar Pradesh like Kashmiri Pandits were terrorized and forced to flee the Kashmir Valley.
FIR filed against Sakshi Maharaj for ‘population growth’ comment
The Meerut Police filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, who controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion. NEW DELHI: The Meerut Police today filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj , who on Friday controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion.