By taking oath in English, Jayant sends a message to his vote bank in the Hindi heartland
6 months, 1 week ago

By taking oath in English, Jayant sends a message to his vote bank in the Hindi heartland

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll, a Bharatiya Kisan Union veteran had told this journalist that Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Chaudhary Jayant Singh’s tone and tenor in his speeches suggested that he was only asking farmers to return the favour after the BJP-led Centre conferred the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister and his grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh. By taking the oath of office and secrecy in English — he was the only one from the Hindi heartland to do so and this promptly became a headline in a prominent Hindi newspaper — Mr. Jayant has again shown that he will continue to tread his own path even if it appears in variance with ally BJP’s line of action. BJP leader Ajay Mishra Teni’s loss in Lakhimpur Kheri, Union Minister Sanjiv Balyan facing defeat in Muzaffarnagar and State unit president Bhupendra Chaudhary failing to win even his home turf of Moradabad for the BJP are some of the disappointing outcomes for the party. It reflects in the faith that the BJP’s top leadership has shown by appointing Mr. Jayant as the Union Minister of State with independent charge of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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