“I am the real chowkidar,” said Tej Bahadur Yadav, former BSF jawan who was sacked in 2017 for his video complaining about the food served to the soldiers, soon after being declared the SP’s Varanasi candidate against PM Modi. Getting quickly into poll mode, the SP candidate said: “I am the real chowkidar, who protected the boundaries of the nation for 21 years and raised voice against corruption. Chowkidar term doesn’t suit PM Modi.”The Samajwadi Party made the surprise announcement on Monday to replace Shalini Yadav opposite PM Modi from this high-profile constituency. Shalini Yadav had unsuccessfully contested the Varanasi mayoral election in 2017 and is the daughter-in-law of Shyam Lal Yadav, a former Congress Rajya Sabha member. This is the quality of the food we get... how can a jawan do his duty?

Source: Hindustan Times April 29, 2019 11:36 UTC