BJP Trying To Snatch Vote Right of SC, ST, BC Persons, Says Revanth
He alleged that this ideology historically opposed the right to vote for Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, and the poor.
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday warned people from the poor and middle classes that the BJP government would initially remove them from the voter lists through the special intensive revision (SIR) programme, and later they would also lose Aadhaar cards and ration cards.
Participating in a protest organised by the AICC at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi against the alleged ‘Vote Chori’, Revanth Reddy said the BJP government was planning to implement SIR in all states to keep away genuine voters from the general elections.
When the country was drafting its Constitution, the Chief Minister claimed, RSS leaders like M.S. Golwalkar and others argued against granting voting rights to Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, and the poor. However, Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar ensured these communities received the right to vote. People from SC, ST and BC communities are active now participants in the formation of the government in this country by participating in elections.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah, who follow the ideology of the RSS and Golwalkar, sought to win 400 seats to implement their ideology in the recent general elections. However, when Rahul Gandhi stated that giving the BJP 400 seats would lead to changes in the Constitution and the removal of reservations, the people limited the BJP to 240 seats,” Revanth Reddy claimed.
“Because of the Constitution, reservations still exist today. That is why they are now making attempts under the name of Special Intensive revision (SIR) to remove the voters and implement their agenda.”
Similar to Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Ambedkar extending their assistance to poor people, Revanth Reddy said, AICC chief Mallikarjuna Kharge and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi stood up for the poor, Dalits, Adivasis, and minorities in protecting their rights.
Revanth Reddy explained that the SIR and ‘Vote Chori’ were not election issues; they are not even the issues of the Congress; these are national issues, which the Congress had taken up to protect the right to vote for all eligible people in the country, irrespective of caste, community and region.
Revanth Reddy urged the country to join together in the Vote Chori movement, stating that Telangana is ready to join with Rahul Gandhi to lead the protest across the country.
