NEW DELHI: After being accused of mismanaging two major uprisings in Gujarat, Anandiben Patel has on Facebook said she would like to quit. The BJP has accepted her offer and is expected to announce her replacement tomorrow, most likely Nitinbhai Patel, currently the state's Health Minister.
Gujarat votes soon for its next government and local BJP leaders have been complaining, as ndtv.com reported in May, that Anandiben has steered the party's ebbing popularity in a state the party has governed for over a decade.
Picked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his replacement in Gujarat in 2014, Anandiben posted that she turns 75 in two months and respects the BJP's principle of retiring older leaders to promote younger ones. BJP sources say that for obliging the party with her resignation, she could be appointed Governor soon.
Last month, four young Dalit men in Una were tied to a car, stripped to their waists, and thrashed by cow vigilantes, who uploaded the video on social media. The assault has led to huge protests by Dalits in Gujarat against Anandiben. They point out that the victims had not slaughtered a cow but were skinning the carcass, an exacting and unenviable occupation thrust upon their caste.
Gujarat votes soon for its next government and local BJP leaders have been complaining, as ndtv.com reported in May, that Anandiben has steered the party's ebbing popularity in a state the party has governed for over a decade.
Last month, four young Dalit men in Una were tied to a car, stripped to their waists, and thrashed by cow vigilantes, who uploaded the video on social media. The assault has led to huge protests by Dalits in Gujarat against Anandiben. They point out that the victims had not slaughtered a cow but were skinning the carcass, an exacting and unenviable occupation thrust upon their caste.
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