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.
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