Dalit Bandhu, the landmark scheme for socio-economic empowerment of Dalits, is a testament to BRS government’s commitment to emancipate Dalits from the shackles of poverty and promote entrepreneurship among them, Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said.
Addressing an election meeting in Sattupalli town of Khammam district on Wednesday, Mr. Rao slammed the Congress and the BJP, accusing them of using Dalits as their vote banks. “For centuries Dalits faced discrimination and exploitation. Not a day passes without atrocities on Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat which are a blot on a civilised society,” he said.
Nobody asked me to introduce Dalit Bandhu, he said, adding that he had conceived the scheme on the lines of “Dalita Chaitanya Jyothi” programme implemented in Siddipet during his tenure as MLA in the past.
