New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to hold 'Nishad Samaj Jan Sabha' in Uttar Pradesh on Friday in order to set social equations in their favour ahead of Assembly elections.
According to sources, the Home Minister, in his day-long visit to Uttar Pradesh, will hold a "Nishad Samaj Jan Sabha on Friday in Lucknow" and the event is scheduled to be held tentatively between 2 pm and 3 pm. Besides, the Home Minister will also inaugurate 23 new branches of Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Bank between 3.45 pm and 4.45 pm.
Shah will also dedicate 29 godowns of Uttar Pradesh State Warehousing Corporation during the event and will also participate in the inauguration of the seventh National Convention of Sahakar Bharati between 4.45 pm and 6.40 pm.
Shah's visit to Uttar Pradesh to attend 'Nishad Jan Sabh' comes after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in September end this year formally announced an alliance with the Nishad (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Humara Aam Dal) party led by Sanjay Nishad.
BJP said it was also in talks with other small parties to fight the upcoming Uttar Pradesh 2022 assembly polls.
Political experts opine that the Nishad community has been a useful electoral asset for the BJP as was seen during the previous elections. The Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (Nishad) party also launched a survey, along with its alliance partner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in various districts of eastern and central Uttar Pradesh in August.
The exercise was meant to identify the seats on which Nishad party nominees will be in a winnable position in the 2022 Assembly election due early next year.
