Revanth Reddy Claims PM Not From “Backward Class By Birth”, BJP Slams Him

Amid a row over the caste survey in Telangana, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi isn’t from a backward class by start however belongs to a “legally transformed backward class”. Mr Modi’s caste, Mr Reddy claimed, was added to the backward lessons by the Gujarat authorities after the BJP chief turned the state’s chief minister in 2001. 

Slamming Mr Reddy, the BJP mentioned the Telangana chief minister needed to hog headlines by making such feedback as a result of he doesn’t do any work and had did not fulfil the guarantees he had made to the individuals of Telangana. 

Talking at a Congress occasion on Friday, Mr Reddy mentioned in Telugu, “PM Modi claims to be from a backward class, however he isn’t from a backward class by start. He’s a legally transformed backward class. I’m selecting my phrases rigorously. Until he turned chief minister in 2001, he was among the many ahead castes. After he turned chief minister, he shifted his caste’s class from ahead to backward by enacting a laws.”

 “He says he’s within the chair as a backward class. He could maintain a caste certificates as a backward class however his mindset is anti-backward class,” the Telangana chief minister claimed. 

BJP Spokesperson RP Singh mentioned Mr Reddy was resorting to creating such statements to stay related. 

“He (Mr Reddy) doesn’t do any work and needs to make sure he makes headlines by making such controversial statements. He had earlier mentioned (former chief minister) Okay Chandrashekar Rao had ‘Bihari genes’, thereby insulting all of Bihar. He ought to discuss solely after discovering out all of the information,” Mr Singh mentioned.

Okay Laxman, the BJP’s OBC (Different Backward Courses) Morcha nationwide president, mentioned Congress MP and Chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had made an analogous assertion prior to now.

“Mr Reddy’s touch upon PM Modi’s caste is totally false. Rahul Gandhi had additionally made an analogous comment and fallen within the eyes of the individuals. Why do individuals from the Congress maintain commenting on the PM’s caste? Revanth Reddy made the remark to maintain his leaders blissful. Mr Reddy couldn’t fulfil the guarantees and ensures that he made to the individuals of Telangana, who’re offended,  and is making such statements to distract from the actual points,” he mentioned. 

Panel’s Clarification

After Rahul Gandhi had made an analogous assertion final 12 months, the Nationwide Fee of Backward lessons had mentioned that the notification for inclusion of the Modh Ghanchi caste within the State Record of OBC was issued by the Gujarat authorities on July 25, 1994.

“Nationwide Fee for Backward Courses tendered recommendation to Union Authorities on 15.11.1997 for inclusion of Modh-Ghanchi within the Central Record of OBCs for the State of Gujarat and Gazette Notification for a similar was issued on 27.10.1999… It might be famous that when each of above choices for inclusion of Modh-Ghanchi within the State Record of OBCs in addition to within the Central Record of OBCs have been taken, Shri Narendra Modi held no legislative or government place,” the fee had mentioned. 

Caste Survey Row

After the Telangana authorities tabled some particulars from a caste survey within the Meeting on February 4, opposition events, together with the BJP and Okay Chandrashekar Rao’s BRS claimed that it was not complete. Some leaders from throughout the Congress additionally mentioned that there have been some points with the numbers. 

The Telangana authorities then introduced {that a} second spherical of the survey will probably be carried out to cowl 3.1% of the state’s inhabitants, which didn’t take part within the first spherical, from Sunday to February 28.