Sunday, 22 September 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Bharatiya Janata Party will “expose” the intention of the Congress to end reservation. Stating this, Lok Sabha member and BJP scheduled caste Morcha national general secretary, Bhola Singh alleged that statements made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in USA amount to denigrating the Dalit and backward sections in India in addition to denting the image of the nation. He should seek an apology from the nation for this, Singh said.
Addressing the media at the BJP State office here on Saturday, Singh said that statements made by the Congress leader abroad had once again proved that the Congress is against the constitution and reservations in India. “By talking about ending reservation, Rahul Gandhi has revealed the thought process of his party which is against the SC, ST and OBCs. He should seek a public apology for what he said abroad. Our SC, ST and OBC Morchas will raise this issue with the public at the district level to expose the real face of the Congress. The Congress ruled the nation for 57 years and misused constitutional procedures for its own political gains. They never tried to implement the principles behind reservation in the real sense. The Congress government under Jawaharlal Nehru had rejected the Kaka Kalekar report on reservation for backward classes in 1956. They had worked to ensure BR Ambedkar’s defeat in the Lok Sabha election of 1952 and 1954 to end his social and political life. Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency in 1975, crushing the soul of the constitution. The Congress made 25 amendments in the constitution from 1966 to 1977 for its own benefit. Apart from this, the Congress party also advocates provision of reservation for Muslims, which is against the constitution framed by Ambedkar. While Article 370 was in place, the Dalit community never got reservation in Kashmir but this never caused any botheration to the Congress,” he said.
Singh compared this to works done by the BJP governments at the Centre first under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and currently under Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister for the welfare of SC, ST and OBCs. He claimed that the BJP government at the Centre has been working consistently for the uplift of the deprived sections of society with considerable success also being achieved in this direction.
