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Uttar Pradesh transport department has launched a drive against caste names on windscreens or number plates of vehicles. The department will take strict action against those who are found with stickers like Yadav, Jat, Gurjar or Brahmin on their vehicle.
“Such stickers should not be pasted on the vehicles. Those who are found guilty of the offence, their vehicle will be seized. According to our enforcement teams, every 20th vehicle is found carrying such a sticker. Our headquarters has asked us to take action against such vehicle owners,” DK Tripathi, deputy transport commissioner, Kanpur, told Hindustan Times.
This practice of people displaying their caste identities on vehicles allegedly became popular during the Samajwadi Party (SP) regime under Mulayam Singh Yadav (2003-07).
It had become fashionable to drive SUVs and motorcycles with ‘Yadav’ written in bold letters on them.
