Another minister resigns from Yogi cabinet, sixth MLA to quit BJP ahead of UP polls

A day after Swami Prasad Maurya became ruling BJP’s first big loss ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Elections, another minister Dara Singh Chauhan quit the CM Yogi Adityanath cabinet on Wednesday (January 12).

Tendering his resignation from the Yogi Adityanath government, Chauhan said that the Yogi government had failed to address the aspirations of Dalits, OBCs and weaker sections of society and was apathetic towards the problems of the youth. He further said that the government was mishandling reservation for Dalits.

Chauhan, who held the Environment and Forest portfolio, is a former BSP MP who joined the BJP in 2015. He was elected from Mau and belongs to the OBCs.

Chauhan`s resignation is yet another in the growing list of resignations in the UP BJP. So far, six MLAs, including Maurya and Chauhan, have stepped down from the party and if reports are to be believed, there are more in the line.

While the BJP officially refused to react to the development, a party functionary said that those leaders who knew that their performance was below average and could be denied ticket, are taking this step.

Source : DNA India