RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary slams Meerut Police’s Eid restrictions, calling it ‘Orwellian 1984.’ Days earlier, he hit back at a BJP MLA’s remarks on Muslims. As he courts his traditional Jat-Muslim vote base, is he walking a fine line or carving an independent path?
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00:00Policing towards Ovelia in 1984, that's how Rashtriya Lok Dal, RLD chief Jayan Chaudhary
00:15reacted to a controversial move by Meerut Police in Uttar Pradesh.
00:18Before we get to the controversial move, look at how farmers in western Uttar Pradesh,
00:23known to follow Jayan Chaudhary's every post, even asked Grog to decode the reference.
00:28For those unfamiliar, 1984 is a cautionary tale about a world where Big Brother watches everything.
00:34The Meerut Police had issued a warning ahead of Eid.
00:36Pray on the streets and you could face legal action, arrest or even cancellation of your passport and driving licence.
00:43But why is this significant?
00:45For the second time in two weeks in March 2025, Jayant had taken a pro-Muslim stand,
00:50causing ripples within the NDA camp, which he joined in 2024.
00:54Earlier in the month, he slammed BJP MLA Ketki Singh for having said this.
01:08His response? A sarcastic dig. Madam, treatment will happen.
01:12But is this just politics? Jayant's party, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, has traditionally been favoured by the Muslims of western UP.
01:19During the anti-CAA protest in 2019, Jayant visited a Muslim family in Muzaffarnagar after a police crackdown.
01:26Two years before joining the BJP camp, he had run a Bhai Chara Zindabad campaign to unite Jats and Muslims in 2022.
01:33Now in 2025, with two Muslim MLAs and a Jat-Muslim farmer vote ban, the RLD can't afford to ignore its core supporters,
01:41even while being in alliance with the BJP.
01:43Recently, Jayant unveiled a statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh in Muzaffarnagar,
01:47a place closely linked to legendary farmer leader Gulam Mohammad Jawla.
01:50So, is Jayant Chaudhary carving his own independent path within the NDA?
01:54Or is this a sign of tensions brewing in the alliance?
01:57Let us know what you think in the comments.