“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