Caste Politics Enters Murder Debates in Uttar Pradesh

Crime is not a new issue in Uttar Pradesh politics, but the last few cases have sparked a different debate. Murder happens, the police starts investigation, the accused are arrested and then the case is not limited to law and order. The caste of the deceased comes out and the political narrative is also ready. The same picture has appeared in the recent three cases. The issue of resentment in the Jat society arose after the murder of Ankit Balyan. After the death of the potter Vinod Kumar Sahni in Gonda, the narrative of Nishad versus upper caste emerged. While the murder of the power department contractor Shiv Kumar Tripathi in Gorakhpur was seen as a Brahminical security and Brahminical politics. After the murder of Ankit Balyan, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that there was resentment in the Jat society. When the case came into the political debate, NDA ally and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary questioned such a caste angle. Jayant Chaudhary said that the insensitivity to a murder is.