Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has written an open letter to State BJP president Kishan Reddy and BJP national general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar seeking their stance on reservation.
Mr. Prabhakar’s missive challenges the BJP’s commitment to reservation policies and raises pertinent questions regarding the party’s ideological stance. The Minister accused BJP of engaging in mere lip service regarding reservation while actively undermining its implementation.
He said that BJP had taken up an anti-reservation agitation called ‘Kamandal yatra’ against Mandal commission’s recommendations. He also expressed concern over the “anti-reservation statements” made by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, and demanded a clarification from the BJP on this.
The letter also highlighted discrepancies between BJP’s rhetoric and actions, pointing to instances where the party has opposed caste enumeration surveys and allegedly conspired to diminish reservation quotas. Mr. Prabhakar raised questions about the BJP’s commitment to equality, referring to recent remarks made by BJP national president J.P. Nadda equating ‘advocates for equality’ with Naxalites.
The Minister also accused the BJP of harbouring clandestine ambitions to manipulate the Constitution by amassing a two-thirds majority to dismantle reservation policies and consolidate power. He alleged mismanagement of national resources under BJP governance, citing substantial debts incurred and key assets transferred to corporate companies.
