Another Minister And OBC Leader, Dara Singh Chauhan, Quits Team Yogi
New Delhi: Dara Singh Chauhan, a second minister in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh cabinet, has resigned, adding to a flurry of resignations that began with Swami Prasad Maurya’s surprise resignation yesterday. This is the second OBC (Other Backward Class) leader to leave Yogi’s camp immediately before the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election.
Two ministers and four MLAs have already abandoned the BJP as it seeks re-election in India’s most politically important state, and are expected to join Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party.
“I worked with dedication but I am resigning as I am hurt by this government’s oppressive attitude towards the backward, deprived sections, Dalits, farmers and unemployed youth and the neglect of quota for the backward and Dalits,” Mr Chauhan wrote in his resignation letter.
