# BJP MLA in Shivpuri called donkey by youth over reservation 2026-10-15T23:31:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A protester in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, called BJP MLA Devendra Jain a ‘donkey’ during a protest on Wednesday, 14 October, demanding 27% OBC reservation. The OBC Mahasabha was demonstrating at the collectorate when the MLA arrived for a meeting. Video of the exchange is circulating widely on social media. Aaj Tak reports the youth said, ‘You are a donkey, I am a graduate,’ drawing applause from the crowd. The MLA left shortly after. Bhaskar adds that the MLA himself said ‘I am a donkey’ and joined in slogans of ‘murder the MLA’ against himself. Protesters also criticised the collector for not accepting their memorandum. They demanded the state government implement 27% OBC reservation within seven days through an ordinance. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Aaj Tak and Dainik Bhaskar both report the Shivpuri exchange between BJP MLA Devendra Jain and a protester, but frame a different story. Aaj Tak leads with the protester calling the MLA a ‘donkey’ and the crowd’s applause, omitting the MLA’s own self-deprecation. Bhaskar, by contrast, foregrounds the MLA saying ‘I am a donkey’ and even joining in ‘murder the MLA’ slogans, presenting it as the MLA’s clever defusing of the situation. Both sources agree the crowd was protesting for 27% OBC reservation and that the MLA left shortly after. Where Aaj Tak reports the MLA asked the youth ‘Are you a donkey?’, Bhaskar says the MLA immediately called himself a donkey. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 sensationalist - aajtak.in (sensationalist) Leads with insult, omits MLA's self-deprecating reply - bhaskar.com (sensationalist) Leads with MLA calling himself donkey, frames as humour This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Devendra Jain, Madhya Pradesh, OBC Mahasabha, OBC reservation, Shivpuri Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-mla-in-shivpuri-called-donkey-by-youth-over-reservation/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-mla-in-shivpuri-called-donkey-by-youth-over-reservation/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/