Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- BJP MLA Nandkishore Gujjar on Thursday defended the felicitation of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak by batuks (young Brahmin students) and members of the Brahmin community and demanded strict action, including imposition of UAPA, against filmmakers allegedly defaming the Yadav community.

Speaking to ANI on the felicitation of Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak by Brahmins during a meeting, Gujjar explained the traditional varna system and its significance in the context of the current state leadership.

"This is a good thing. Mann Pathak ji is in our party. Mann Yogi ji is a saint. Although he was born in a Kshatriya family, today he has adopted a varna. We had a varna system. If someone engaged in teaching a...