BANDA: In a novel protest, around 250 people were given themselves tonsured in neighbouring Mahoba district tough statehood to Bundelkhand region, spread over portions of Uttar Pradesh and contiguous spaces in Madhya Pradesh.
Under the banner of Bundeli Samaj, they demanded carving out of a separate Bundelkhand state from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh at the traces of Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
Convenor of the Bundeli Samaj, a social organisation, Tara Patkar stated, "For the last 46 days, nearly 250 people have been sitting on a fast in Mahoba demanding a separate Bundelkhand state. Until the demand is met, labourers and working class of the region will continue to suffer."
Patkar claimed that the BJP has forgotten its promise of giving a separate Bundelkhand state to the folks.
Bundelkhand is a hilly region spread over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Seven districts in Uttar Pradesh -- Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Jalaun and Chitrakoot -- and 8 districts in Madhya Pradesh fall beneath this region.
"Yesterday, around 250 supporters of a separate Bundelkhand state got their heads shaved off at Ambedkar Park near Alaaha Chowk in Mahoba. For this, as many as 10 barbers were employed and it took them almost three hours to complete the task," Patkar stated.
The protestors additionally stated they'd accentuate their stir in the coming days.
The demand for splitting Uttar Pradesh into Harit Pradesh (western UP), Poorvanchal (japanese UP), Bundelkhand and Awadh is raked up from time to time and are available elections, it good points momentum.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), headed via Mayawati, was once as soon as a powerful supporter of the demand when the Samajwadi Party was once in power, on construction and legislation and order problems, maintaining that smaller states may well be ruled higher.
Dalit icon B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution had really helpful department of Uttar Pradesh in his e book 'Bhashayi Rajya'.
As the executive minister, Mayawati had first raised the problem in 2007 and her government had even followed a answer in the Assembly in search of department of the state into 4 portions.
Both the BJP and the Congress had supported the answer introduced via Mayawati in the 403-member House.
But, as Mayawati lost power in 2012 after winning simply 80 seats against 206 seats in 2007, her demand lost steam.
The BJP-led NDA had carved out Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh from UP, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh respectively, giving upward thrust to speculation that it will favour additional department of probably the most populous state.
Besides the RLD, Raja Bundelas Bundelkhand Congress, Kalyan Singh's erstwhile Jan Kranti Party, Amar Singh's now defunct Rashtriya Lok Manch and Ayub Khan's Peace Party too had time to time pitched for department of the state.
Under the banner of Bundeli Samaj, they demanded carving out of a separate Bundelkhand state from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh at the traces of Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
Convenor of the Bundeli Samaj, a social organisation, Tara Patkar stated, "For the last 46 days, nearly 250 people have been sitting on a fast in Mahoba demanding a separate Bundelkhand state. Until the demand is met, labourers and working class of the region will continue to suffer."
Patkar claimed that the BJP has forgotten its promise of giving a separate Bundelkhand state to the folks.
Bundelkhand is a hilly region spread over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Seven districts in Uttar Pradesh -- Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Jalaun and Chitrakoot -- and 8 districts in Madhya Pradesh fall beneath this region.
"Yesterday, around 250 supporters of a separate Bundelkhand state got their heads shaved off at Ambedkar Park near Alaaha Chowk in Mahoba. For this, as many as 10 barbers were employed and it took them almost three hours to complete the task," Patkar stated.
The protestors additionally stated they'd accentuate their stir in the coming days.
The demand for splitting Uttar Pradesh into Harit Pradesh (western UP), Poorvanchal (japanese UP), Bundelkhand and Awadh is raked up from time to time and are available elections, it good points momentum.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), headed via Mayawati, was once as soon as a powerful supporter of the demand when the Samajwadi Party was once in power, on construction and legislation and order problems, maintaining that smaller states may well be ruled higher.
Dalit icon B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution had really helpful department of Uttar Pradesh in his e book 'Bhashayi Rajya'.
As the executive minister, Mayawati had first raised the problem in 2007 and her government had even followed a answer in the Assembly in search of department of the state into 4 portions.
Both the BJP and the Congress had supported the answer introduced via Mayawati in the 403-member House.
But, as Mayawati lost power in 2012 after winning simply 80 seats against 206 seats in 2007, her demand lost steam.
The BJP-led NDA had carved out Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh from UP, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh respectively, giving upward thrust to speculation that it will favour additional department of probably the most populous state.
Besides the RLD, Raja Bundelas Bundelkhand Congress, Kalyan Singh's erstwhile Jan Kranti Party, Amar Singh's now defunct Rashtriya Lok Manch and Ayub Khan's Peace Party too had time to time pitched for department of the state.
250 people get tonsured to demand separate Bundelkhand state
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