Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that untouchability is still prevalent even after 75 years of independence but with a new face. Untouchability doesn’t mean mere physical distancing but disinterest and unwillingness to give a hand-holding to the oppressed people as well, he added.
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government during its 56-month-rule left no stone unturned to thwart this kind of mindset of ‘ pettandarlu’ (ruling class), he said referring to the previous government and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy was addressing a public meeting organised at Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation (IGMC) stadium here on the occasion of unveiling of Dr. B R Ambedkar statue at Swaraj Maidan on Friday.