Launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why the former identifies himself as an Other Backward Class (OBC) when PM considers 'poor' as the only caste in India.
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that the BJP is the only party that "gives maximum representation to the OBC community, Telangana Minister and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao on Tuesday asked that if that is the case, then why is PM Modi against conducting a
"I have come here from Bihar's Begusarai. Wherever PM Modi's public rallies are held I go there dressed up like this. I go to those rallies because PM Modi is a messiah for the poor, Dalit, Adivasi, OBC and the entire country. Today, a person from a poor family has become the prime minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of speaking lies to people and alleged that it promoted "only those who attended the Delhi Darbar while not allowing talented leadership of SC, ST and OBC communities to emerge".
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) OBC Morcha president, K Laxman said that the Congress is "playing" with the emotions of Telangana people by making false promises.
With opposition parties laying thrust on caste census and trying to make it a big poll issue, the BJP is devising a strategy to counter their narrative with a meeting held at the party headquarters here deciding to plan a big reach out to the OBC community, sources said
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided that reservations of 4 per cent based on religion will be removed and asserted that reservations based on SC, ST, and OBC will be increased in Telangana.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asserted that the Congress will conduct the caste-based census if the party assumes office at the Centre while questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi why he is afraid to conduct it.
BJP MP Nayab Singh Saini, belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC), was felicitated on Saturday for being appointed as Haryana BJP President. He thanked the party for showing confidence in him and appointing him as BJP state president.