The opposition TDP would hold Jayaho BC programme across the state from January 4, 2024. This was announced here by party general secretary Nara Lokesh on Friday.
Lokesh said that the present YSR Congress government had done a lot of injustice to the BCs in the state in the last five years. The government withdrew the Adarana scheme and had not given any tools to the BCs, he said. He further said that the government had also taken away the assigned lands given to the BCs in the previous government.
He said that the government had also withdrawn 10 per cent reservation given to the BCs in the local body elections. This had deprived power to 16,000 BCs in the state, he said. He said that the government had announced that it had created 56 corporations for the BCs. But no corporation had money to do anything. What would they do without money, he asked.
Lokesh said that the government had also booked cases against the BCs, particularly those belonging to the TDP. Former ministers Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, Ch Ayyannapathrudu, Kollu Ravindra were booked under various cases for fighting for the BCs in the state, he said.
Nandam Subbaiah was killed in Prodduturu town, while Muni Rajamma’s shop was destroyed in Srikalahasti for criticising the government, Lokesh said. He said that the TDP had been giving due representation to the BCs right from the formation of the party. The BCs have been with the TDP for all these years, he said and added that only the TDP would work for their welfare and uplift.
He said that the TDP would create a separate fund for the welfare of the BCs once it formed the government after the 2024 general election. He further said that the TDP government would also give permanent caste certificates for the BCs, STs and SCs.
He said that the BC leaders in the TDP would organise progrmames under Jayaho BC at village level to the State level.
Referring to the YSR Congress promising more seats for the BCs, Lokesh said that the YSRCP was giving tickets to the BCs wherever they would lose. He dared the YSR Congress to give Pulivendula Assembly and Kadapa MP seats to the BCs if the party had commitment for them. He said that the YSRCP was giving tickets to the BCs, wherever the party was poised to lose the elections.
