29 Muslim communities getting BC reservation in BJP-ruled States: Revanth Reddy

Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar should have minimum awareness being a central minister, says Chief Minister

KARIMNAGAR: Responding to the BJP’s criticism of including Muslims in the BC category during the recent caste survey, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said 29 Muslim communities were getting BC category reservations in BJP-ruled States such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar.

In 1979, the Mandal Commission had included 29 backward Muslim castes in the BC category. As a result, the community was getting reservations as MBCs and BCs in various States, he said, stating that Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who said there was no question of accepting the caste census report if Muslims were included in the BC category, should have minimum awareness being a central minister.

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During the 2023 elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at the helm of affairs in Gujarat for 25 years, had said that he had included 70 Muslim castes in BC category in Gujarat.

Participating in the MLC election campaign meeting held at SRR college grounds here on Monday, Revanth Reddy alleged that Sanjay Kumar and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy were conspiring to get political mileage by provoking communal sentiments. It was ridiculous for Kishan Reddy to speak about BCs since he had become BJP State president by bringing down a BC leader Sanjay Kumar. Moreover, he was also elected as MP from Secunderabad parliament constituency, which had been represented by another BC leader Bandaru Dattatreya, he said.

He also alleged that Kishan Reddy was trying to create hurdles for the Hyderabad metro rail project by mounting pressure on union ministers against clearing files. Not only metro rail, Kishan Reddy was also creating hurdles for the Regional Ring Road, he claimed.