According to reports, day before Adityanath’s visit Musahar Dalit families received two soaps and a sachet of shampoo and instruction to clean themselves up
A row erupted on Sunday over reports claiming that Dalit villagers in Uttar Pradesh were given soap, detergent and shampoo to clean themselves before meeting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The main Opposition Congress demanded an apology from Adityanath and said a case be registered against him. "A low level of untouchability was directly practised," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told mediapersons.
According to media reports, a day before Adityanath's visit to Mainpur Deenapatti village in Kushinagar district on Thursday, Musahar Dalit families received two soaps and a sachet of shampoo, and instructions to "clean themselves" before attending the public meeting. "They (BJP leaders) have insulted the entire community of the village and the very concept of Dalits. The incident has depicted the true face of the BJP and particularly the RSS. I have clearly said that the CM doesn't appear to be a yogi (renouncer) but a bhogi (materialistic)."
Earlier, the house of a slain BSF soldier was given a temporary 'makeover' to make CM's visit to the family more comfortable. "The CM must immediately apologise to this community. Appropriate cases must be registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against him and his 'official army', which practised this brazen and shocking form of untouchability," said Singhvi.
Meanwhile, the authorities dismissed the charges claiming it was a programme to promote cleanliness. "We have not distributed these items; but, if somebody has done so, it must be for a good cause. The local administration is running a cleanliness campaign in slums and is sensitising locals as Musahars are not aware about cleanliness and hygiene. They are prone to contracting diseases like encephalitis as they defecate in the open," Andra Vamsi, Kushinagar's district magistrate, told reporters.
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- According to reports, day before Adityanath’s visit Musahar Dalit families received two soaps and a sachet of shampoo and instruction to clean themselves up.
- Earlier, there were reports of a slain BSF soldier’s house given a temporary ‘makeover’ to make CM’s visit there more comfortable.
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