A day after sending a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah offering to resign from the Uttar Pradesh government on charges of caste discrimination he experienced from within his Jal Shakti department, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Water Resources Dinesh Khatik struck a different note on Thursday after meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He said the Chief Minister had “listened to his grievances and the issues have been resolved.”
In his letter to Mr. Shah, the Minister of State had also alleged corruption in the transfers made in the Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Department.
Speaking to the media, the Dalit face of the BJP in western Uttar Pradesh, described Mr. Adityanath as an honest Chief Minister, who had shown zero tolerance towards corruption. Mr. Khatik held certain officials responsible for his decision to step down on Wednesday.
