The proffered excuse is also a clash of dates with urban body polls, for which security would be required. The proffered excuse is also a clash of dates with urban body polls, for which security would be required. But now, the Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh, politically India’s most important state, is pleading for a delay in the release of Padmavati for fear of law and order problems. If Yogi Adityanath’s government is informing the Centre of its inability to keep the peace, it should consider standing down in favour of a more capable government. But Yogi Adityanath has a special history of his own.

Source: Indian Express November 16, 2017 18:22 UTC