Its Noida leader Shrikant 'abandoned', Tyagi community up in arms against BJP

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New Delhi, August 21

Members of the Tyagi community on Sunday congregated in support of self-styled saffron party leader Shrikant Tyagi, who was recently arrested on the charges of abusing and assaulting a woman in a society in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida.

Bearing placards reading ‘Tyagi’, thousands from the community landed at a ‘mahapanchayat’ in Gejha village, where a “no entry” sign for the BJP demonstrated their anger against the party in the western UP region.

“Humare gaon mein BJP netaon ka pravesh band hai (entry of BJP leaders is prohibited in our village),” ground reports suggested.

After the incident, Tyagis from the region had formed a ‘Sanyukt Tyagi Swabhiman Morcha’ to “protect the honour and fight those trying to defame the entire community”. Captured on camera, the video of the incident went viral on social media, triggering widespread outrage. The community, however, was alleging attempts to “tarnish” their image. While Tyagi was arrested for assaulting the woman and misusing state government symbols on his car, the community claimed the police misbehaved with his wife Anu Tyagi and an aunt seeking action against those responsible for “harassing the family and insulting the community.”