Senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s guarantees on caste census and disposing of the 50 per cent cap on reservation was challenged right now by Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s KT Rama Rao, who had introduced a variety of tribal girls to Delhi to spotlight their plight.
“You (Rahul Gandhi) are talking on Dalits and tribals, however the girls of Telangana are searching for to your assist however you are not there. What use is that this lip service?” he stated in an unique interview to NDTV.
At a press convention earlier, he stated, “An hour in the past LoP Rahul Gandhi was talking in Ranchi. We wish him to hearken to the tribal girls of Telangana who’ve suffered”.
“The ladies complain that their lands are being taken, and they do not know the place their sons and husbands are… Atrocious violations of human rights has occurred. These girls have met officers at NHRC (Nationwide Human Rights Fee) and submitted their plea,” added the Working President of BRS, who has been vocal about Congress “misrule” because the Grand Outdated Social gathering unseated the BRS within the state election held earlier this yr.
The Congress and the BRS have accused one another of complicity within the violence at Lagacharla village, the place authorities officers have been attacked after they had gone to debate land acquisition with the villagers. The Congress stated the violence was “KTR’s plan to destabilise the federal government”, pointing to what they referred to as “fraudulent” acquisitions in the course of the BRS rule.
“You acquired land to make a pharma village. However the folks of the land didn’t need to give it. And now that is the violent assault on them. They’re being tortured. Is that this democracy?” stated Mr Rao, who was a minister within the authorities led by his father, Ok Chandrashekar Rao.
“The CM’s brother — he does not maintain any place — overtly threatens tribals. However he marches in with goons whereas the police acted because the personal military of the Chief Minister. And there’s absolute silence from the nationwide capital and Rahul Gandhi. Girls and youngsters being tortured however full silence,’ Mr Rao, popularly dubbed KTR, added.