State Minister for School Education and Tribal Development, Kedar Kashyap on Tuesday denied that there was any demand within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for projecting a 'Tribal Face' for the Chief Ministerial post in the upcoming Assembly polls in State.
Talking to reporters here at Sardar Balbeer Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium premises here, while inspecting the programme venue to observe ‘International Day for World's Indigenous People's’ on August 9 by tribal community, he said BJP government in the State was doing well for betterment and uplift of tribal community and there was no unrest among them as publicized by the Opposition.
The Opposition is misleading the innocent tribals and there was no discontentment among tribals of the State over the policies of BJP government, he said.
Notably, some tribal leaders in the State have also formed a 'Tribal Forum' which is also planning to contest the upcoming Assembly polls. Apart from that, some senior leaders of the party including National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Chairman Nandkumar Sai openly advocates for a tribal Chief Minister in the State.
Meanwhile, the Minister reviewed the preparations of the programme to be held on August 9 in the stadium and issued necessary instructions to the concerned officials to make the programme a grand show.