Bahraich, March 26 -- Taking a dig at previous regimes, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday alleged that politics before 2017 was dominated by dynastic interests.

He questioned why those championing the PDA (Pichda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak) cause had ignored the plight of Bharthapur villagers, many of whom belong to those PDA communities, including the Tharu tribe.

Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav had coined the PDA abbreviation and made it a key poll plank in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Adityanath made the remarks while addressing a public gathering at Semrahna village as he transferred Rs. 1.63 crore to 136 displaced families of Bharthapur village under the Chief Minister's Housing Scheme with a single click ...