Drive out all the Rashmikant Joshis!
Rashmikant Joshi (left), Keith Vaz (centre) and friends Immediately upon being told he would not be allowed to restand as a Labour councillor, former Leicester lord mayor Rashmikant Joshi defected to the Tories . Through whatever mix of ideology and opportunism, Joshi is a supporter of the Hindu right in India. When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won re-election in 2019, he spoke at a Leicester event to celebrate , in front of a life-size cut-out of Narendra Modi. Joshi is one of 19 Labour councillors – just over 40% of the total – told they will not be allowed to restand. More here . It...