Calls for the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath over the heavy-handed attempts to cover up the Hathras rape and murder will have no effect. This is not the first time there has been public outcry against Adityanath’s governance. Two years ago his government was accused of protecting Hindutva activists who lynched a police inspector in Bulandshahar. That demand too yeided nothing.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) combine does not believe in sacrificing its leaders on public demand. The only exception was M J Akbar who had to resign as a minister. But then
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