PM Modi promises to form a committee for empowering Madigas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to form a committee for empowering Madigas, a Scheduled Caste community in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The committee will adopt all possible ways to address the demands of the community.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally organized by the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) in Hyderabad on Saturday. The MRPS is a community organization of Madigas, one of the biggest constituents of Scheduled Castes in the Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The MRPS has been fighting for the categorization of SCs since the last three decades on the grounds that the fruits of reservations and others have not reached them.

Modi Assures Madigas of Empowerment Committee

Modi assured the Madigas that the Centre would soon form a committee that would adopt all possible ways for their empowerment. He said, "We are committed to ending this injustice at the earliest...It is our promise that we will soon constitute a committee that will adopt all possible ways for empowering you. You and we also know that a big legal process is going on in the Supreme Court. We consider your struggle to be just."

Modi Slams Nitish Kumar for Insulting Jitan Ram Manjhi

Modi also slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his comments on former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi. The Prime Minister said the Bihar CM has insulted Manjhi on the floor of the assembly and termed it as shameful. He alleged that it was attempted to say that Manjhi did not deserve to hold the chief minister's post.

Modi Accuses Congress of Betraying Dalits

Modi also hit out at the Congress, saying twice it did not allow B.R. Ambedkar to win elections and alleged that the grand old party did not allow Ambedkar's portrait to be installed in the old Parliament building for decades. He alleged that it was due to the Congress that the architect of the Constitution B.R. Ambedkar was not accorded the Bharat Ratna for decades together and it was possible only after the BJP-supported government was formed at the Centre.

Modi Alleges BRS is Anti-Dalit

Taking a dig at the BRS government in Telangana, the Prime Minister said during the statehood agitation, the party had promised to make a Dalit as the first Chief Minister of Telangana. But, after the formation of the state, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao encroached on the CM's chair after crushing the aspirations of every Dalit. He said, "BRS is anti-Dalit and the Congress is no less than that."

Modi Highlights BJP's Commitment to Social Justice

Modi asserted that the BJP alone can guarantee social justice to Telangana people and take the state on the golden path of progress. He said, "The BJP has stood with them (Madigas) in every struggle since the last three decades. We are committed to ending this injustice at the earliest...It is our promise that we will soon constitute a committee that will adopt all possible ways for empowering you."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi rally in Hyderabad was a significant event that highlighted the BJP's commitment to social justice and empowerment of marginalized communities. His assurance of forming a committee to address the concerns of Madigas and his attack on the Congress and BRS for their alleged anti-Dalit policies resonated with the audience and reaffirmed the BJP's position as a champion of Dalit rights.