J.P. YadavPrime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah at the BJP election committee meeting at their headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday. The move comes after four Dalit MPs of the party publicly accused the government of neglecting their community, one of them writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to air his grievances. Gehlot began by saying he had been in the Sangh parivar since 1962 and could "say from experience that the BJP is the most Dalit-friendly party". "All our leaders from Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Narendra Modi to our party chief Amit Shah have made it clear that the BJP favours reservation and is committed to protecting it," he added. Reminded about Dalit BJP lawmakers accusing the government of not doing anything for the community, Prasad appeared defensive.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2018 20:37 UTC