Insta
Statue Politics: UP Government Rebuilds Vandalised Ambedkar Statue, BSP Leader Paints It Blue
The Ambedkar statue being repainted. (pic via Twitter)
Hours after the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh (UP) rebuilt an Ambedkar statue vandalised earlier, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader went ahead and painted it blue.
After it was found vandalised on Saturday (7 April) the Badaun administration, amid protests by locals, hastily arranged for a statue from Agra and inaugurated it on Sunday (8 April).
However, soon after being unveiled, the statue was the centre of controversy for being saffron, which the UP opposition termed as the government’s attempt to appropriate Dr BR Ambedkar into the BJP fold. The locals did not have any issue with the statue’s colour whatsoever.
However, notwithstanding the administration’s quick restoration of the statue, a BSP leader, Himendra Gautam repainted the statue blue.
On being asked why did he do it when the locals had no issue with the statues colour, he evaded the media’s questions. He was reportedly present the day the statue arrived from Agra and had no qualms with the colour earlier.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
