<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>A miffed BJP sitting MP from Punjab and Union minister in Modi’s cabinet, Vijay Sampla, is the first one to remove the word “Chowkidar” prefixed before his name on Twitter. </div><div> </div><div>Union Minister Vijay Sampla, a Dalit face, who was denied party ticket from Hoshiarpur in Punjab, has termed the decision by the party as “Gau Hatya” (cow-slaughter). </div><div> </div><div>Boasting about the development works he undertook in the last five years, a miffed Sampla said his credentials all through have been free from any corruption.</div><div> </div><div>The BJP has fielded Som Prakash from Hoshiarpur. Sampla is a prominent Dalit face in a state which has the highest density of Dalit population at 32%. Saffron leaders are out to pacify Sampla, sources said.</div><div> </div><div>The leader has also been the president of the Punjab BJP. Under his leadership as party president, the BJP won a dismal only 3 seats out of the 23 it contested in the 2017 Assembly elections. One among the three victors in the Assembly polls was Som Prakash who has now replaced Sampla. </div></div></div>
<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>A miffed BJP sitting MP from Punjab and Union minister in Modi’s cabinet, Vijay Sampla, is the first one to remove the word “Chowkidar” prefixed before his name on Twitter. </div><div> </div><div>Union Minister Vijay Sampla, a Dalit face, who was denied party ticket from Hoshiarpur in Punjab, has termed the decision by the party as “Gau Hatya” (cow-slaughter). </div><div> </div><div>Boasting about the development works he undertook in the last five years, a miffed Sampla said his credentials all through have been free from any corruption.</div><div> </div><div>The BJP has fielded Som Prakash from Hoshiarpur. Sampla is a prominent Dalit face in a state which has the highest density of Dalit population at 32%. Saffron leaders are out to pacify Sampla, sources said.</div><div> </div><div>The leader has also been the president of the Punjab BJP. Under his leadership as party president, the BJP won a dismal only 3 seats out of the 23 it contested in the 2017 Assembly elections. One among the three victors in the Assembly polls was Som Prakash who has now replaced Sampla. </div></div></div>