AMARAVATI: Branding BJP as anti-Dalit, deputy chief minister Narayana Swamy appealed the electorate of Badvel assembly constituency to keep away from such forces.
He said Dalits should keep a wary eye on leaders like Adinarayana Reddy who made derogatory remarks against the people from Scheduled Castes (SCs). YSRC organised a massive ‘atmeya sammelan’ of Dalits at Porumamilla town in Badvel constituency on Tuesday.
Addressing the meeting, deputy chief minister said Jagan is the only leader in the history to have given due respect and position to Dalits. He said Adinarayana Reddy won the 2014 elections on YSRC ticket but switched to TDP for the sake of ministerial berth.
He alleged Adinarayana is most opportunist on the earth as he moved to BJP soon after TDP lost power. “Dalits should be aware of such people and party,” said Narayana Swamy .
Education minister Dr Adimulapu Suresh said neither BJP nor TDP has any respect for the Dalits. He said Naidu had demoralised Dalit leaders during his rule.
He added Jagan has never treated Dalits as mere vote bank but encouraged their development as real leaders. “A majority of the schemes launched under Nava Rathnavalu are actually aimed at empowering the Dalits. The makeover of the schools under Nadu-Nedu scheme are aimed at helping the poor children from the Dalit communities get equal opportunity. It is the responsibility of the Dalits in the constituency to ensure the victory of YSRC with a margin of over 1 lakh votes,” Suresh said.
Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy asked BJP leaders to explain whether the BJP-ruled states have effectively implemented welfare schemes as has done by AP. He said BJP leaders owe an apology to voters for increasing fuel prices. Government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy and PR minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy,were also present.
