While Revanth Reddy is expressing confidence that he will be the Chief Minister for another ten years, TPCC President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud predicted that a BC will definitely become the Chief Minister of the state in the next elections is causing a stir. Moreover, he called for the need for BCs to unite beyond parties.
Speaking at the launch of the book “OBCla Porubata” written by Madhya Pradesh IAS officer (Principal Secretary) Parikipandla Narahari and Advocate Pridviraj Singh Paramal at the Telugu University auditorium, he said that there is a lack of unity among BCs and that the BCs, who are the majority in the state after the caste census, should come together and work together beyond parties.
Till now, he deplored that most political parties have seen BCs as a vote bank. But, he said that after the caste census, BCs have risen to the point where they want our share.
BJP leader and Malkajgiri MP Etela Rajender said that if you beg, you will get fruits and vegetables, but if you fight, you will get rights and power. He said that only those who have been oppressed demand their rights, and such people write books and hold movements.
He said that whether you want to be an engineer, IAS or a doctor, you should have merit, but he said that political leaders should also have merit. That should also be a merit that comprehensively understands the spirit of the constitution. He said that there used to be student unions, but these days, he deplored students who are getting into a computer stupor.
Etala expressed concern that social consciousness among them will decrease. The author of the book OBCs’ Struggle Path Narahari has deplored the growing sense of inferiority among BCs and he called for the need to guide the OBC community in the right direction. He said that all BCs should put aside their castes and collectively campaign for BC rights.
If they work as a united force, he is confident social justice will happen automatically. He said that he believes that social justice will happen through the caste census conducted by the Center. He said that OBCs, who constitute more than fifty percent of the population in Telangana, do not have adequate representation in the state legislatures.
Retired IPS officer Poorna Chandra Rao expressed his concern that the backward classes are full of consciousness, but they are lagging behind in working together.
