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Yogi rejects demand for caste census in UP

Without naming anyone, the UP chief minister says power can be inherited, not intelligence.

Yogi rejects demand for caste census in UP

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Rejecting the demand for caste census and slamming Samajwadi Party for raking up Ramcharitmanas controversy, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, without naming anyone, said “Power can be inherited, not intelligence.”

Yogi Adityanath said, “The Opposition has always divided people in the name of caste, creed and religion. We talk of ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas’. We talk about toilets, houses, employment, irrigation, farmer’s produce, ease of doing business, traditional enterprise, but the Opposition only talks about caste,” he said.

Replying to the thanks motion on the Governor’s address in the state assembly on Saturday, Yogi Adityanath said during their rule, in the UPPSC examination, out of 86 posts of SDM, 56 people of a particular caste were recruited, yet such people had the temerity to talk about social justice today.

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Continuing his attack, the chief minister said that the Opposition is just looking for opportunities to create a new ‘Mahabharata’ and only misleading people. Except for one special caste, the opposition does not even know about other castes such as  Vantangiya, Kol, Sahariya, Dharu, Chero, Buxa, etc. “Not only this, when we talk about national pride, Sardar Patel and national unity, then they glorify Jinnah. They do not see any difference between those who unite and those who break the nation.”

Slamming the SP for raking up Ramcharitmanas controversy, the CM said that some people tried to insult Tulsidas and tear Ramcharit Manas. If this act had happened with any other religion, what would have been the situation? Whoever wants, he can insult Hindus, interpret the scriptures according to himself. Taking a dig at the SP, the CM said that you want to humiliate the entire society.

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