UP’s ‘Dalit Dulha’ set to contest from Hathras

AGRA: Sanjay Jatav, popularly referred to as the ‘Dalit Dulha’, shot to popularity after he led his wedding procession on a horse-drawn buggy during the upper caste dominated villages of Nizampur in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh ultimate year.

Now, the 27-year-old Dalit adolescence has another problem available. He is all set to make a political debut through contesting the approaching Lok Sabha elections from Hathras.

The ‘Dalit Dulha’ will likely be contesting from Ambedkar Samaj Party (ASP) which entered into an alliance, ultimate month, with Shivpal Yadav-led Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia.

Tej Singh, the party’s national president, informed IdealNews that the ASP will likely be contesting in just about 30 seats in UP, together with Nagina, Bijnor, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Noida, Shahjahanpur, Aligarh, Hathras and Agra. The ultimate listing will likely be released in a few days.


Singh added that Sanjay is the party’s “best Dalit face”. He fought towards all odds for self-respect. “Sanjay has an ability to battle for the rights of our neighborhood and he has the prospective to win the election,” mentioned Singh, adding that if elected, he can do numerous good paintings for the neighborhood.


Sanjay, who proudly addresses himself in his visiting card as the ‘Dalit Dulha’, mentioned that he joined ASP as the party’s name will get inspiration from Babasaheb Ambedkar. In truth, Sanjay is one of Babasaheb’s ardent followers.


Citing the reason of contesting polls, Sanjay mentioned that Dalit exploitation is far and wide and the worst section is that leaders don’t come ahead to help others. “No one helped me when I used to be fighting for my rights. So, now I want to help others in getting justice,” he mentioned, adding that it's ironic that while officers, together with IAS and IPS from the Dalit neighborhood, don’t help their very own, they dance to different politicians’ music.


UP’s ‘Dalit Dulha’ set to contest from Hathras UP’s ‘Dalit Dulha’ set to contest from Hathras Reviewed by Kailash on March 18, 2019 Rating: 5
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