News BJP’s Amit Shah has dal-rice, pakora with Dalits

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BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday had lunch with Dalit and backward class members in this dusty village in southeastern Uttar Pradesh.

The fare was not elaborate but the symbolism was hard to miss -- the party is reaching out to caste groups not counted among its core supporters ahead of the crucial 2017 election.

The choice of place too said a lot. Jogiyapur is a Bind-dominated village in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi. Binds are an extremely backward class, demanding quota benefits like those extended to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

The food was cooked in the house of Girija Prasad Bind, and the BJP chief shared the meal with 11 others, including his host, in the verandah.

“The food is delicious,” Shah said of the meal that included stuffed bitter gourd, gourd kofta, dal, rice and chapati.

The BJP chief was showered with petals and women offered aarti when he reached Jogiyapur in the morning. Many villagers dancing to drumbeats as folk singers belted out songs about the welfare schemes launched by the Modi government.


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[Sanjeev]

So bjp too is luring dalit like congress did when Rahul Gandhi too did that

 

[Prateek Marwadi]

i think indian media must be blamed for this.

Y to use the word Dalit everytime ???? are not they HINDUS ?

y to discriminate ? whats the big deal to have had the snacks with any dalit ???

I think media have deliberately tarnishing the image of indian people and their mindset.

When we go to any bar, restaurants or any marriage banquet hall, most of the foods n snacks are made and served by these dalit people only. so when a common man does not have any problem, y the hell media is provoking so much ???

 

[Prateek Marwadi]

So bjp too is luring dalit like congress did when Rahul Gandhi too did that

UP is now become the worst state due to this casteism only.

In uttar pradesh, people are not proud of being Indian but infact they proud of their community.

that is the only reason, the state which is the fourth biggest in india and have the highest population cannot give even 1 % good people.

 

[Sanjeev]

UP is now become the worst state due to this casteism only.

In uttar pradesh, people are not proud of being Indian but infact they proud of their community.

that is the only reason, the state which is the fourth biggest in india and have the highest population cannot give even 1 % good people.

Very well said

 

[IndianMascot]

There was no need to discriminatte the humans as dalit here. They would have referred it simply as poor villagers.

But good going BJP. Unless groundwork is done, party won't succeed.

 

[Teufel]

UP is now become the worst state due to this casteism only.

In uttar pradesh, people are not proud of being Indian but infact they proud of their community.

that is the only reason, the state which is the fourth biggest in india and have the highest population cannot give even 1 % good people.

Which state has given 1% of good people?

 

[Prateek Marwadi]

Which state has given 1% of good people?

maharashtra, gujarat, all south indian states.

 

[Teufel]

maharashtra, gujarat, all south indian states.

Ah. Yeah. Where are you from, good man?

 

[Prateek Marwadi]

Ah. Yeah. Where are you from, good man?

as my name suggests, I am a marwadi which means a Rajasthani.
but i live in delhi NCR.