Ramesh Jigajinagi called the party anti-Dalit: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP has openly expressed his displeasure against the party for not getting a ministerial post in Karnataka. BJP MP Ramesh Jigajinagi has claimed that most of the Union Ministers are from upper castes. While Dalits have been sidelined.
Many people advised me not to join BJP
Ramesh Jigajinagi, while talking to the media on Tuesday (July 9), said that 'many people advised me not to join BJP because it (the party) is anti-Dalit.' Also, when the BJP MP was asked whether you want to become a cabinet minister? Responding to this question, Ramesh Jigajinagi said that 'I have no need to ask for the post of Union Minister, the support of the people is important for me, but when I came back (after the election), people scolded me a lot. Many Dalits argued with me that BJP is anti-Dalit and I should have known this before joining the party.
All upper castes have cabinet positions
Apart from this, the BJP leader said that 'a Dalit like me is the only person who has won 7 elections in South India. All the upper class people are in cabinet positions.' Speaking further, Ramesh Jigajinagi questioned whether Dalits never supported the BJP? I am very sad about this.' Let us tell you that 72-year-old Ramesh Jigajinagi became the winner for the first time in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections and since then he has won all the elections.