Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath appears to be selectively paranoid. Paranoid, because any time he or fellow Bharatiya Janata Party...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath appears to be selectively paranoid.
Paranoid, because any time he or fellow Bharatiya Janata Party leaders make a major mistake that they are criticised for, Adityanath suddenly discovers an “international conspiracy” to malign his government.
- That was his interpretation of recent efforts by the Opposition to draw attention to the plight of a Dalit family in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, whose 19-year-old daughter was gangraped, left paralysed, eventually succumbed to her wounds and whose body was then cremated allegedy without the family’s consent by the UP Police.
- It was also how he saw the protests against the discriminatory Citizenship Act amendments, when thousands took to the streets to defend the Indian Constitution against the BJP’s attempts to introduce a religious test to citizenship.
- And it was how he responded to coverage of his government’s failure to provide oxygen at a hospital in 2017 leading to the deaths of dozens of childen, by labeling Dr Kafeel Khan, who drew attention to the neglience, a national security threat.
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— R Prasad (@rprasad66) October 7, 2020
‘Selective’ paranoia
Selective, because of where Adityanath did not spot any conspiracy when,
- UP authorities mistreated the Dalit family in Hathras – by spreading the idea that the case was fake news, by denying the allegation of rape even though...
