Hyderabad/ New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI) Nalgonda Lok Sabha MP and former Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday clarified that fugutive businessman Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi do not belong to the BC community and refuted the false claims made by the BJP.
He expressed astonishment at the BJP's attempts to garner sympathy for the two notorious scamsters by wrongly associating them with the BC community.
Uttam addressed a dharna of the BC Welfare Association organized by its Telangana State President, Jajula Srinivas Goud, at Jantar Mantar in the National Capital.
"Nirav Modi is accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of nearly Rs. 14,000 crore, while Lalit Modi allegedly embezzled thousands of crores from Indian cricket fans and tarnished the reputation of Indian cricket worldwide. Both scamsters are reportedly living a luxurious life somewhere in Europe.
It is perplexing that the BJP would choose to use these controversial figures in their campaign, falsely associating them with the BC community," the Congress MP said.
The former TPCC President endorsed the demand for a BC Census in the country and stated that the Congress party fully supports it at both the AICC and TPCC levels.
He questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the welfare of the BC community and asked why a BC Census has not been conducted, a demand made by BCs across the country.
Reddy also emphasized the BC community's long-standing demand...
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