Father Roots for Mayawati, Son Backs Modi: Rural UP’s Dalit Voices

In Kanpur’s Chhitepur village, Mayawati has won their hearts. With one exception. Watch the fiery father-son debate.
Barkha Dutt
On The Road With Barkha
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Who will people in Uttar Pradesh’s villages vote for in the upcoming Assembly polls? Join Barkha Dutt as she explores rural Uttar Pradesh in order to gauge voter trends in the region. Kanpur’s Chhitepur is a majority-Dalit village, where the voice of the people has been lost in the din of election season. Here, the battle is all but won by Mayawati. With one exception. Watch a father-son duo engage in a fiery debate about who deserves their vote: the BJP or Mayawati?

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Published: 05 Feb 2017,05:04 PM IST

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