Punitive action in UP against vehicles flaunting owner’s caste

Prime Minister Office’s (PMO) responds to a letter from a Maharashtra teacher

• Had the teacher not complained and the PMO not responded, then the vehicles would still be flaunting the caste. This shows how irresponsible the administration and the police are. The question then arises : how many other states is this is happening in and are they going to act against it?
• While all political parties talk about eradicating caste system, they slyly cater to caste politics by conveniently ignoring such incidents.

Caste stickers affixed to cars

New Delhi – In UP there is a practice of writing the owner’s caste on the vehicle number plate.  Vehicles are seen with stickers of caste names like Yadav, Jat, Gurjar, Brahmin, Pandit, Kshatriya, Lodhi, Maurya etc. UP Transport Department has started clamping down such vehicles. After instructions from the PMO the Transport Department has started taking punitive action against the vehicle owners.

Vehicles with caste stickers to be seized in Uttar Pradesh: Reporthttps://t.co/d8xbh4Rqkc pic.twitter.com/bDAT1ZfjUC

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The PMO is said to have paid attention to this issue after it was brought to their notice by Harshal Prabhu, a teacher from Maharashtra,. Harshal Prabhu has said that flaunting one’s caste is a threat to the social fabric of the society.