LUCKNOW, Oct. 21 -- Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister and Nishad Party national president Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday used his 'Dilli Chalo' rally in Delhi to press the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a decision on the demand for Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation for the Nishad community, renewing his warning that his party could explore other political options if the issue remained unresolved.

Nishad Party workers from across Uttar Pradesh gathered at Talkatora Stadium for the 'Constitutional Rights Maha Sammelan', held a day after Vijayadashami. Calling the occasion the community's own Vijayadashami, Nishad said true victory would come only when the long-pending demand for Machhua reservation was fulfilled.

The Nishad Party, an ally of ...