Lucknow: In a major decision, the Congress has decided to go ahead with its Dalit Yatras without any support from political strategist, Prashant Kishor and his team.
Congress MP P.L. Punia said that the Dalit yatras will be launched from Friday without the cooperation and involvement of ‘Team PK’. This will be the first programme of the party’s ongoing election campaign that is being carried out without the involvement of Mr Kishor’s team.
Party sources indicate that this could be a first step towards the end of Mr Kishor’s relationship with the Congress. Ruling out an alliance with the Samajwadi Party, Mr Punia said that Dalits were upset with the Samajwadi Party over the reservation in job promotions and also with the increase in number of atrocities on Dalits in the state.
“We will be informing the party’s high command about the sentiments of Dalits in UP on this issue,” he added. He said that the Dalit yatras would travel to Dalit-dominated areas and would be solely managed by party workers.
Though the party leadership has not made any official comment on Mr Kishor’s meetings with SP leaders, it is widely talked among the party members circle that the political strategist has shown a lack of professionalism with his behaviour and has even damaged the Congress campaign for the upcoming polls.
