Govt accused of failing ‘Kamareddy Declaration’

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

A roundtable meeting on the theme “Kamareddy Promises – BCs Betrayed” was organized at the Somajiguda Press Club in Hyderabad under the joint aegis of the BC Intellectuals Forum (BCIF), BC Political Front and BC Castes United Forum. 

The meeting was chaired by retired IAS officer and BC Intellectuals Forum Chairman T. Chiranjeevulu who criticized the Congress government for failing to fulfil its commitments to BC communities during its three years in power. He said the Congress had promised to allocate and spend Rs. 20,000 crore annually for BC welfare under the Kamareddy Declaration. 

 According to him, approximately Rs. 6,000 crore only had actually been spent since three years. Chiranjeevulu particularly criticized the government's handling of the promise to provide 42 per cent political reservations to BCs. He alleged that the issue had been turned into a political exercise, with the government merely forwarding the matter to the Centre without finding a concrete legal solution. 

Former DGP and All India Bahujan Samaj Party convener Purnachander Rao proposed building a strong BC political front to organize grassroots-level movements to strengthen political awareness and representation among BC communities. Retired IAS officer Cholleti Prabhakar stressed the need for all BC communities to unite beyond caste divisions. Balagoni Balaraju Goud expressed concern over the alleged discrimination faced by BCs across different sectors and urged them to draw inspiration from Sardar Paparayudu while fighting for their rights. Chinnarammulu Mudiraj said the time had come for BC communities to fight collectively for their rights, self-respect and fair political representation.