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BJP MLA Devendra Jain publicly insulted by youth during OBC protest in Madhya Pradesh
- •A viral video shows a young graduate calling BJP MLA Devendra Jain a donkey during an OBC Mahasabha protest in Madhya Pradesh.
- •The protest at the Collectorate was organized by the OBC Mahasabha demanding a 27 percent reservation.
- •Devendra Jain is a senior BJP leader and a two-time MLA representing Shivpuri, having won again in the 2023 elections.
- •The OBC reservation issue remains contentious in Madhya Pradesh after the High Court stayed the 27 percent quota implemented in 2019.
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Devendra Jain is a senior BJP leader and a two-time MLA from Shivpuri. He faced public humiliation during a protest by the OBC Mahasabha at a collectorate when an educated graduate youth got into an argument with him and called him a donkey, causing the MLA to leave in his car.
Devendra Jain first became a BJP MLA in the year 1993. His electoral luck opened up again in 2023 after Yashodhara Raje Scindia refused to contest from that seat, allowing him to win the assembly election by defeating Congress candidate KP Singh.
In 2019, Kamal Nath implemented a 27 percent reservation for OBCs in Madhya Pradesh, but the Madhya Pradesh High Court later stayed it and maintained only a 14 percent quota. Both Congress and the BJP have since clashed over the issue and discussed taking the matter to the Supreme Court.
