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BJP MLA in Shivpuri called donkey by youth over reservation
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: 2 sources, 2 sensationalist
Sources (2): aajtak.in (sensationalist), bhaskar.com (sensationalist)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
