Why BJP MLAs in UP are admonishing ‘erring’ govt officials, even threatening to ‘break their limbs’
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Uttar Pradesh seem to have taken it upon themselves to discipline ‘errant’ government officials, warning them of “dire consequences”, and threatening to “break their arms and legs” and hit them “with a shoe”. Video clips of these threats by legislators are doing the rounds on social media.
This comes at a time when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is in firefighting mode, following the Lok Sabha setback to the ruling party in the the state, with a drop in its tally to 33 seats from 62 in 2019. Non-cooperation from government officials was cited as one of the reasons for the BJP’s below-par performance in UP in a report prepared by a party task force.
The chief minister had been facing pressure from the BJP cadre and top leadership, along with jibes b...