A Dalit MP of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Uttar Pradesh’s Nagina district, Yashwant Singh, wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi accusing the Centre of ignoring Dalits.
The letter claimed that he became an MP because of reservation.
“‘Being a Dalit, my capabilities have not been put to use, I only became an MP because of reservation,” the letter read, adding, “In four years the government has done nothing for the 30 crore Dalits in the country.”
The letter has also appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the decision on the SC/ST Act.
Recently, Chote Lal Kharwar, tribal MP from Robertsganj, had written a letter to Prime Minister Modi, alleging mistreatment by the Yogi Adityanath-led government
In his letter, he had alleged that he met the Chief Minister twice regarding “corruption” in the district administration and forest department in Chandauli, but was instead “scolded and thrown out”.
Chhotelal, who is a Dalit, had also complained to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (NCSCST) regarding the matter.
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