Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday accused the Congress party of historically undermining the interests of BCs by manipulating reservation policies and indiscriminately including the Muslim population under the BC category.
He alleged that the Congress opposed the nominations of Ram Nath Kovind and Droupadi Murmu as presidential candidates solely due to their Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe backgrounds, reflecting the party's bias against marginalised communities.
Highlighting the BJP's efforts, he said the longstanding demand of the Madiga community for sub-categorisation within the SCs was actively pursued and legally supported by the Modi govt, marking a major step forward in ensuring fair representation.
Referring to the Telangana BC survey, Kishan Reddy labelled it "anti-BC," citing the inclusion of BC Muslims.