BRS demands resurvey of castes, terms recent exercise as pack of lies
The Hindu
Mr. Rama Rao pointed out that the State government had reduced the BC population by about 5.5% (22 lakh), when compared to their population enumerated with the help of integrated household survey (Samagra Kutumba Survey) conducted by the BRS government in 2014.
HYDERABAD
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana re-conduct the caste census, stating that it was carried out in haste to deceive the Backward Classes (BCs) and that is the reason the BC population has been shown less.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday after meeting with the party’s BC leaders, he demanded that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy apologise for underreporting the BC population. He asserted that the BRS would take this issue to the public and continue its fight until justice was served to the BC community.
Mr. Rama Rao pointed out that the State government had reduced the BC population by about 5.5% (22 lakh), when compared to their population enumerated with the help of integrated household survey (Samagra Kutumba Survey) conducted by the BRS government in 2014. The Congress government had also betrayed the BCs on the 42% reservation promise made before the Assembly elections.
He stated that the BCs were apprehensive and highly concerned that their share in the six guarantees, welfare schemes, ration cards, sanction of houses would come down with their reduced numbers shown in the survey, and were demanding a re-survey in a scientific manner. Instead of admitting the mistakes, the bigwigs of the government were finding fault with the data of Samagra Kutumba Survey conducted by the BRS government.
The BRS working president reminded the government that it was the Congress leadership that had pledged to implement 42% reservations for BCs, not just in local bodies but also in education and employment, as stated in its Kamareddy BC Declaration. He also pointed out that during the Assembly election campaign, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had promised a ₹1 lakh crore budget and a BC Sub-Plan.
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