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KCR ditched Dalits, charges Uttam
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee paid rich tributes to the architect of Indian Constitution Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary on Thursday.
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee paid rich tributes to the architect of Indian Constitution Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary on Thursday.
- TPCC president Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Dr Ambedkar was in favour of smaller States and added that Telangana became a reality due to the Constitution drafted by him
- Blames TRS for not giving appropriate rights to Dalits
TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and other senior leaders of Telangana Congress paid floral tributes to Dr Ambedkar’s portrait at Gandhi Bhavan. Speaking to mediapersons later, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Dr Ambedkar was in favour of smaller States and added that Telangana became a reality due to the Constitution drafted by him. "Dr Ambedkar provided so much flexibility in the Constitution that it empowered people to make amendments as and when needed. Congress party followed the same Constitutional route created by Dr Ambedkar to carve out Telangana by passing Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill in the Parliament," he said.
However, Uttam Kumar Reddy expressed regret that Dalits failed to get deserved benefits and justice in the new State. He said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi cheated the Dalits by promising to make a Dalit, the first Chief Minister of Telangana. "TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao became the Chief Minister by openly cheating the Dalit community and the entire State. Further, KCR adopted anti-Dalit policies by subjecting them to humiliation, torture and injustice," he alleged.
Reacting on the foundation stone laid by KCR for the construction of 125-feet statue of Dr Ambedkar, Uttam said that the Congress wholeheartedly welcomes any memorial of Dr Ambedkar. However, he added that the TRS government should give a commitment that the memorial would be ready within the promised time of one year.
"KCR had laid a foundation stone for the construction of Babu Jagjeevan Ram Bhavan with much fanfare on December 12, 2014, and the proposal has hit a roadblock due to legal complications on the proposed site. The same thing should not recur with Dr Ambedkar's statue," he said.
The TPCC chief said that real tributes to Dr Ambedkar could be paid by providing equal growth opportunities to Dalits in the State. He slammed the TRS government for not fulfilling the promises of spending Rs. 50,000 crore on their welfare, providing three acres of land to each Dalit family and effectively implementing SC Sub-Plan.
