STRIKE 2: OBC LEADER DARA SINGH CHAUHAN RESIGNS AS UP MINISTER

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New Delhi, India: Dara Singh Chauhan, a second minister in Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh cabinet, has resigned, adding to a flurry of resignations that began with Swami Prasad Maurya's surprise resignation yesterday. This is the second OBC (Other Backward Class) leader to leave Yogi's camp immediately before the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election.

Mr Chauhan, a member of the Adityanath government's environment and forests ministry, joined the BJP in 2015 after years with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). After winning the 2017 assembly election, he was appointed as the head of the BJP's OBC Morcha, a lucrative position, and then as a minister. Mr Chauhan was a Lok Sabha MP from 2009 to 2014 and a Rajya Sabha MP in the late 1990s when he was a member of the BSP.

"It's not possible for me to say something one day and then resign the next. I hoped that sooner or later, my voice would be heard. But when it became clear that no one was prepared to listen to me, I had no choice but to resign "When asked why he was departing so close to the polls, Mr Chauhan told NDTV.

Two ministers and four MLAs have already abandoned the BJP and are expected to join Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party as the party seeks re-election in India's most politically important state.

Mr Chauhan wrote in his resignation letter, "I worked with dedication but I am resigning as I am hurt by this government's oppressive attitude toward the backward, deprived sections, Dalits, farmers, and unemployed youth, and the neglect of quota for the backward and Dalits," in nearly identical language to Swami Prasad Maurya.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's deputy, Keshav Prasad Maurya, responded immediately with a tweet encouraging Mr Chauhan to reconsider his decision.

"It is very distressing whenever a family member strays. I can only implore the renowned leaders who are going to avoid boarding a sinking ship since it will be their loss. Dara Singh, big brother, please reconsider your decision "Keshav Maurya penned the article.

He had made a similar appeal to Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit yesterday, causing a slew of OBC or backward caste leaders to flee the BJP.

The exits have blown a hole in the BJP's OBC leadership ahead of an election in which Akhilesh Yadav is the party's primary adversary and backward votes are crucial.

Mr Chauhan, like five others before him, is likely to follow the BSP-BJP-Samajwadi Party path.

 

 

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