Friday, February 19, 2010

[ZESTCaste] BJP's Dalit-friendly agenda

 

http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/feb/18/slide-show-1-bjp-goes-all-out-to-woo-dalits.htm

BJP's Dalit-friendly agenda

Last updated on: February 18, 2010 17:57 IST

Aimed at broadbasing support for it, the Bharatiya Janata Party has
gone all out to woo the Dalit community, with party president Nitin
Gadkari invoking B R Ambedkar in his presidential address at the
national council in Indore and making a special mention of disgraced
former party chief Bangaru Laxman, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste.

"Dr Ambedkar was a true humanist who gave voice to the voiceless. His
life best teaches the values of social justice and samajik samarasta
(social cohesion). I offer my homage to this towering leader of all of
us," he said at the BJP national council which began its two-day
meeting on Thursday.

Soon after landing in the city on Tuesday, Gadkari, 52, had directly
gone to Ambedkar's birthplace Mhow, to pay tributes to the Dalit icon.
He also stopped on the way to Indore, at the home of Dalit BJP
Corporator Preeti Karosiya, to have lunch.

The symbolism of both these acts has not been lost on the people and
the party cadre.

Text: Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi in Indore/PTI

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