BJP Exposes Congress Hypocrisy on Ambedkar Legacy and the Women’s Reservation
He urged the public to reject misinformation on delimitation and the CAA.
Hyderabad:BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao on Monday rejected Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s claims that delimitation would create inequalities between southern and northern states, calling them misleading.
Addressing the media after paying tributes on Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, Rao accused the Congress of spreading “false propaganda” on delimitation and the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. He said delimitation would increase Lok Sabha seats proportionately and would not reduce representation for any state, adding that census and delimitation were separate constitutional processes being conflated to mislead the public.
“Delimitation, frozen by Congress in 1976, remains stuck at 543 Lok Sabha seats based on the 1971 census, despite population surging to 140 crore. It will follow the 2026 census and likely apply by the 2029 elections,” he said.
Rao alleged that the Congress had historically acted against Dr Ambedkar and reservations, including opposing his political and institutional roles. He also claimed the party delayed awarding him the Bharat Ratna.
On women’s issues, he criticised the Congress’s record, terming Indira Gandhi’s leadership as “dynastic politics” and citing the Shah Bano case and triple talaq.
He urged the public to reject misinformation on delimitation and the CAA.