Overview
- Uttar Pradesh BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary said any repeat of caste-based gatherings by party public representatives will be treated as indiscipline under the party constitution.
- His statement was issued late Thursday, two days after a dinner of Brahmin MLAs and MLCs at Kushinagar MLA P N Pathak’s residence in Lucknow.
- Participants were reported to have discussed alleged bias against Brahmins, though attendee Anil Tripathi described the concern as social rather than about the government or the BJP.
- Host P N Pathak said it was a community dinner focused on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and development work in constituencies.
- Chaudhary said he spoke with those present, urged caution because such activities send the wrong message to society, and the Opposition pointed to the episode to claim internal strains in the ruling party.