Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi” (March 20). Yogi Adityanath is ready to take on his duties as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, but the question is: Is the State ready to accept himIJ
It is a known fact that Adityanath had been in the news countless times before for his hardline Hindutva speeches, laced with blatantly anti-minority and anti-Muslim rhetoric. The question remains as to whether it is ethical for the ruling party to pick a leader who represents such a narrow worldview. The potential fallouts of appointing a religious hardliner as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh are many.
It can erode Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s slogan of sabka sath, sabka vikas; it can alienate the fence-sitters and take the spotlight away from Government’s developmental agenda. Uttar Pradesh needed a healing touch, but can a political rabble-rouser provide thatIJ