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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Roushan Ali | TNN

Telangana: Congress promises to include Dalit Christians in Scheduled Castes list

HYDERABAD: Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy on Saturday promised that the Congress, if voted to power in the next elections, will include Dalit Christians in the Scheduled Castes list.

Participating in celebrations in connection with Christmas held at Gandhi Bhavan, Revanth praised the services being rendered by various Christian organisations in the country in providing quality education and medical care.

Congress has been working hard to maintain communal harmony and unity in the country. The party believes in unity in diversity and while in power it took measures to provide equal growth opportunities to all sections of the society.

Revanth Reddy assured that in the event of Congress forming the government after the next election, prominent positions to Muslims, Christians and other minorities, both in the party and the government sector.

Senior leaders including former PCC president N Uttam Kumar Reddy, working president J Geetha Reddy, MLC T Jeevan Reddy, former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir, ex-MP Ponnam Prabhakar, AICC spokesperson Dasoju Sravan, Youth Congress national general secretary Anil Kumar Yadav, AICC minorities department co-convener Anil Thomas and other leaders participated in the celebrations.

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