The 'bulldozer' is the action taken against what the state government calls buildings linked to the 'mafia'.
To keep the focus on law and order, the Yogi Adityanath government has been flaunting its “bulldozer” – the action taken against what it calls buildings linked to the “mafia”. But when Newslaundry visited Mau, several traders alleged that a particular community had been targeted in an unlawful manner under the pretext of action against gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari; several others refused to talk. Ansari features repeatedly in the BJP’s campaign speeches, but will that strike a chord with voters?
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