BJP hands out constitution to Maha Kumbh sanitation staff to woo dalits

The BJP, which has launched "Samvidhan Gaurav Abhiyan" -- a nationwide campaign to celebrate 75 years of the Indian Constitution -- is felicitating Dalits across the state as part of this initiative.

After felicitating sanitation workers at the Maha Kumbh Mela by garlanding them and giving them copies of the Constitution on Thursday, Uttar Pradesh BJP secretary Abhijat Mishra said, "We came here to honour those who had been reduced to mere vote bank by non-BJP parties and governments. Now, with a strong, sensitive leader helming the nation, the change is evident."

Talking to PTI, he claimed that other parties see Dalits and OBCs as vote banks. "Our party reveres them."