MUSHARS ASKED TO BATHE BEFORE MEETING YOGI

GORAKHPUR: Kicking up a row, members of the Mushar community have claimed that the district officials distributed soaps and scent in slums and asked them to clean themselves and their houses before CM Yogi Adityanath’s visit to their locality.

A video showing some elderly members of the community making the confession in Mainpur area in Kushinagar went viral. “They distributed packets containing washing powder, soaps and scent and asked us to wash our houses properly, take bath and apply scent before the CM visits,” a Mushar said.

Mushars belong to a socially marginalised community which is said to feed on rodents under extreme poverty conditions. The members were also reportedly given a bath by a local BJP leader.

On his visit to Gorakhpur, the CM visited slum areas inhabited by Mushars and assured them help from the government. Later, he launched the statewide vaccination drive against encephalitis.