Modi govt. empowered minorities through welfare: BJP State chief
BJP Telangana president N. Ramchander Rao criticized the Congress party for treating minorities as a vote bank while defending the Modi government's welfare record. He claimed that significant portions of central welfare schemes have benefited minority communities and accused previous state governments of neglect.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing political discourse regarding minority welfare and electoral strategy in Indian state politics.
BJP Telangana president N. Ramchander Rao accused the Congress of treating minorities as a “vote bank” and engaging in divisive politics, while claiming that the Narendra Modi government had ensured equal access to welfare and development programmes for minority communities.
Addressing the BJP State Minority Morcha executive meeting in Mahabubnagar, Mr. Ramchander Rao alleged that the Congress had failed to address the concerns of minorities despite being in power for several decades. He appealed to Minority Morcha cadres to take the Union government’s welfare initiatives to people at the village and mandal levels.
He claimed that 22% to 37% of the beneficiaries of various Central government welfare schemes, including the Mudra scheme, belonged to minority communities.
Mr. Ramchander Rao also criticised the Congress over its Opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), alleging that the party had created misconceptions about the legislation.
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