LUCKNOW: Some of the Nishad Party supporters started protesting after the rally, on Friday when no announcement was made about the SC tag to the community in the state.
Soon after CM Yogi Adityanath started his address, some people in the crowd started demanding reservation for Nishads. Some people also shouted slogans like "Aarakshan nahin toh vote nahin" and showed placards during the address of Union home minister Amit Shah.
After the Union home minister and the chief minister left the venue, UP MSME minister, Sidharth Nath Singh, who has been entrusted with the responsibility of doing away with legal roadblocks in granting reservation to Nishads, asked people not to lose hope and added that the government would fulfil its promise.
"We were told that we will be given reservation and an announcement about the same will be made in the rally," one of the agitators said.
The statement issued by the Nishad Party about the rally did mention that the BJP leaders could announce reservation for Nishads.
