BJP'S MUSLIM PUSH

RATHER THAN JUST PASMANDA MUSLIMS, THE BJP IS REACHING OUT TO ALL DOMINANT MUSLIM CASTES

- Prashant Srivastava

While the Opposition accuses the Yogi Adityanath regime in Uttar Pradesh of letting his bulldozer run amok among members of the minority community and his ceaseless actions against mafia-turned-politicians Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed and former minister Azam Khan, the state unit of the party is busy honing its strategy to woo the dominant Muslim castes in the run-up to the 2024 general election.

Accordingly, a series of events have been planned in the predominantly Muslim constituencies of western UP. The first of these events—‘Sneh Milan: Ek Desh, Ek DNA Sammelan’ (one nation, one DNA gathering)—will be held in April in Muzaffarnagar, which saw one of the worst post-Partition communal riots in 2013. In focus will be Muslim Rajputs, Muslim Jats, Muslim Gurjars, and Muslim Tyagis.