HC stays caste rallies in UP

A Division Bench comprising Justices Uma Nath Singh and Mahendra Dayal issued the order on a PIL filed by a lawyer,Moti Lal Yadav,who argued his own PIL.

In his submission,Yadav said various political parties were organising rallies in the name of different castes like Brahmin,Kshatriya,Vaishya,etc.”

“Such cased-based rallies are dividing the society on caste lines and causing damage to social unity and harmony,” said Yadav.

He also submitted that political parties organising such caste-based rallies prefer to work only for the welfare of these castes after coming to power.

In the PIL,Yadav appealed to the court to order a ban on caste-based political rallies,debar those leaders who organise such rallies from contesting elections,and cancellation of recognition of the political parties which organise such rallies.

Yadav attached media reports of cased-based political rallies recently organised by different political parties as annexures in support of his PIL.

Recently,the BSP had organised Brahmin Bhaichara Sammelans in 40 districts,including one addressed by party president Mayawati in Lucknow last week. The ruling Samajwadi Party had also organised Brahman Sammelans besides a Muslim Sammelan.