Heavy rains wash off BJP's plans to lure Dalits in UP, Amit Shah's Agra rally cancelled
The incessant rains in Agra, which have resulted in flooded roads , led to the cancellation of Amit Shah's rally in the city. The BJP president was to address a rally on Sunday to lure Dalit votes.
In Short
- Amit Shah's rally cancelled due to heavy rains.
- Shah was to address rally in Agra to lure Dalit votes.
- Now, BJP state president, Yatra convenor will come to city.
The non-stop rains for the past week have wreaked havoc at the BJP's plans to cash on the Dhamm Chetna Yatra.
BJP's president Amit Shah was to address the Yatra in Agra on Sunday in order to lure Dalit votes into the BJP fold.
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RAINS WASH OF AMIT SHAH'S RALLY
With waterlogging at the Koti Meena Bazar rally grounds ending any possibility of holding the rally there, the local BJP leadership had to cancel BJP supremo's program at the last moment.
The ralley convenor, Vijaydutt Paliwal, told India Today that the BJP was making efforts so that Amit Shah's rally could turn Dalits in support of the party.
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BSP LEADERS WERE TO JOIN BJP?
Several senior BSP leaders and party workers were also supposed to join the BJP in front of the party president Shah on July 31, but due to the waterlogging in the rally ground, Shah's program had to be cancelled.
However, the party would continues its efforts to bring as many Dalits into the party as possible.
BJP TRYING HARD TO LURE DALITS
Paliwal said that the party's senior leaders have been holding 'nukkad' meetings in the Dalit populated areas of the city to bring them towards the BJP for the sake of their development.
He said that now on Sunday, the BJP state president Keshav Prasad Maurya, and Dhamm Chetna Yatra convenor Arun Singh, would arrive in Agra.
The number of BSP leaders who would join the BJP at that time will only be known on Sunday, though it is expected that the number will be quite large.
BSP TO WIN IN 2017?
Talking to India Today, Amjad Qureshi of the BSP said that however hard the BJP may try, it will not be able to lure away the Dalits from BSP. The Dalits consider BSP supremo Mayawati as their saviour and to dream of leading them away from her was futile.
He said that the Dayashanker incident has also strengthened the BSP and it will destroy the BJP in the upcoming State elections.
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Quereshi said that the Muslims have also moved away the Samajwadi Party and turning towards the BSP, so it was a real possibility now that the BSP will make a full majority government in Uttar Pradesh in 2017.
Meanwhile, the BJP president Amit Shah would not address the rally in Agra on Sunday due to heavy rains.
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