To keep the focus on law and order, the Yogi Adityanath government has been flaunting its “bulldozer” – the action taken against what it calls buildings linked to the “mafia”. But when Newslaundry visited Mau, several traders alleged that a particular community had been targeted in an unlawful manner under the pretext of action against gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari; several others refused to talk. Ansari features repeatedly in the BJP’s campaign speeches, but will that strike a chord with voters?

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