Minister for Scheduled Castes Development Koppula Eshwar has accused the Congress of trying to deceive Dalits in the SC, ST Declaration. He said that if the party was sincere, it could implement Dalit Bandhu like scheme, which it has promised in the declaration, in States under its rule with ₹12 lakh per beneficiary family.
“Forget about ₹12 lakh financial assistance per beneficiary family against ₹10 lakh being given under Dalit Bandhu by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government in Telangana now, let the Congress give at least ₹5 lakh per family first in States under its rule — Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka — so that people in Telangana could believe it,” Mr. Eshwar said here on Friday.
There were about 40 crore Dalits and tribals in the country and the Congress had ruled for over 50 years. But, the socio-economic status of the communities had not improved much as the party had not made any sincere attempt to better their lives except for implementing some schemes to corner their votes, he said while addressing a press conference.
