[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Another Dalit MP of BJP, Yashwant Singh from Nagina in Uttar Pradesh, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the Centre of not doing anything for the Dalits of the country.

Singh claimed that he became an MP because of his reservation. “Being a Dalit, my capabilities have not been put to use, I only became an MP because of reservation,” the letter read, adding, “In 4 years the government has done nothing for the 30 crore Dalits of the country.”

An MD from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and having cleared the United States Medical Licensing Examination, Singh further added that reservation is an essential lifeline for the people of his community.

The letter has also appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the decision on the SC/ST Act.

Yashwant Singh is the fourth MP from UP to voice discontent against BJP government and the third to write to PM Modi.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]The day BJP celebrated its 38th Foundation Day, BJP Dalit MP from Etawah, Ashok Dohre, was giving bytes to television media, alleging police brutalities against Dalits during the Bharat Bandh on April 2.

“The police dragged Dalit youth from their homes and thrashed them mercilessly hurling choicest abuses. Fake cases including NSA were slapped against them. It is an insult to the community members,” he charged and sought immediate intervention of PM Modi in the matter and action against the erring cops.

Dalit BJP MPs venting their ire while the party is battling to stem the tide of Dalit discontent against its governments has got the RSS and BJP top brass concerned. While they accuse a conspiracy by rival parties, media reports said that party organising general secretary Sunil Bansal has been given the task of holding an inquiry to find out who is provoking BJP Dalit MPs and get to the bottom of the ‘conspiracy’. Bansal is likely to prepare a report and brief the party national president Amit Shah during his visit to Lucknow on April 10, said a report in DNA.

BJP’s suspicions of outsiders inciting its Dalit MPs notwithstanding, these lawmakers are themselves worried about the way things are going and about their future. One of them confided that he had serious doubts about getting re-elected if the Dalit issues weren’t addressed and situation didn’t improve in the next few months.

Recently, Chhote Lal Kharwar, tribal MP from Robertsganj, had written a letter to Prime Minister Modi, alleging mistreatment by the Yogi Adityanath-led government. He had alleged that he met the Chief Minister twice regarding “corruption” in the district administration and forest department in Chandauli, but was instead “scolded and thrown out”.

Chhote Lal had also complained to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes regarding the matter.

In the letter, Kharwar complained about a local party functionary helping the rival Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in a block-level election and undermining his efforts. He said attempts were being made to induct the BSP rival into the BJP.

Chhotelal said the apparent grudge was that a Dalit had been elected from a general seat.

Chhotelal said he met state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey thrice “to save his dignity”. He also met state BJP General Secretary Sunil Bansal and other party functionaries, but there was no help.

“So, I met the Chief Minister twice but did not get any help. I was scolded and shunted out,” Chhotelal said.

The BJP MP also said he was threatened with a pistol by an opponent who used abusive, casteist language against him, but the police did not register a case.

“Tired over lack of response, I wrote to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes,” he said.

“I request you to protect the honour of Dalits and adivasis…,” he said in his letter to Modi.

Chhotelal, a film artiste and Bhojpuri singer, also sought registration of a case against those who he claimed had attacked him.

Savitri Bai Phule, another BJP Dalit MP from Behracich, has already held a massive rally in the state capital Lucknow against the Modi government’s attempt to scrap reservations for SC/ST. She has demanded reservations in private sector and promotions.

Facing flak, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath broke his silence to say that his government is working for the welfare of all irrespective of their caste and religion. “My government did not discriminate people on basis of their caste and religion. We worked with our motto ‘sabka saath sabka vikaas’. If anyone has any grievance, they may let me know to take corrective steps,” he said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]