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Why the Dalits are disillusioned with the BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh

But not all Dalits plan the same. Many accuse Opposition parties, especially the BSP, of indulging in vote bank politics

Dalits, Dalit community
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The Scheduled Castes constitute 21.5 per cent of the state’s population as against the 15 per cent reservations given to them

Nitin Kumar
“I thought the world of him (Yogi Adityanath). He failed us,” said 24-year-old Rahul Gautam, a Dalit from Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. After Adiytanath became chief minister, he took up the Herculean task of boosting gross state domestic product (GSDP) to $1 trillion in five years, providing jobs to millions. But according to Gautam, who holds a B Tech degree, no progress has been made, so far. He is unemployed and looking for a decent-paying job for the past two years.

“Giving us reservations isn’t enough. Where are the jobs, despite thousands of vacancies? Today, the only jobs we

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