GG News Bureau
Lucknow, 21st Sept. The Uttar Pradesh BJP’s OBC wing organized a protest march on Saturday, burning an effigy of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in response to his remarks regarding reservation in the United States. The demonstration, led by Narendra Kashyap, the state president of the BJP’s ‘Pichhda Varg Morcha’ and a minister in Uttar Pradesh, began at the party office in Lucknow.
Protesters staged a sit-in at Hazratganj crossroads, expressing their outrage over Gandhi’s comments, which they believe insult the OBC community. Kashyap stated, “There is anger among the OBC community across the country over Rahul Gandhi’s statement against reservation in the USA.”
He highlighted the BJP’s commitment to reservation, noting that 27 MPs from OBC backgrounds have been appointed as ministers in the BJP-led NDA government, and 22 OBC leaders are part of the Uttar Pradesh council of ministers. “BJP is the true well-wisher of reservation,” he asserted, adding, “If any party or person opposes reservation, then every BJP worker will respond to it.”
The OBC wing has previously organized protests in 17 cities across the state over this issue. Looking ahead, Kashyap announced that on September 26, thousands of OBC Morcha workers plan to march from the Ghaziabad border to Delhi to demonstrate outside Rahul Gandhi’s residence.
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