Jagan gave priority to BCs even before 2019 polls: Tammineni

PNS|Vijayawada

AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram said that for centuries the BC, SC, and ST have been ignored by the rulers. But After YSRC came to power, CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has given priority to backward caste people. Even before coming to power, he has given importance to the respective social groups in the YSRC Party Committees at the State, district and mandal levels. When the party came to power, Jagan Mohan Reddy made his own mark by giving priority to BCs in the expansion of the Cabinet. BCs were given top positions in the selection of MLA, MLC, MP and Rajya Sabha candidates.

The Speaker said that backward castes are the backbone of the YSRC government. He said Social justice should be done in the state and the nation should take AP as an example. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will be forever remembered in the hearts of the people as a leader who strictly followed the principle of population ratio in governance.

He said that, according to CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, ‘BCs are not Backward classes – they are the Backbone of the country, the BCs in this state will get many benefits in the future. BCs today receive the lion’s share of State Cabinet along with financial support through welfare schemes.

The Speaker said that CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy brought a law by providing 50 percent reservation for BC, SC, ST and Minorities in nominated posts and jobs in the state like never before in the history of the country. Out of 196 agricultural marketing committee chairmanship posts in the state, 76 which is 39 percent were given to BCs. 53 out of 137 chairman posts in various government corporations were given to BCs. In addition to these, 56 corporations have been established specifically for BC. 201 posts (42 percent) out of total directorships in respect of 137 corporations were given to BCs.

He alleged that during the TDP regime the BCs were made to suffer. But, today, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy came forward and said ‘Naa BC, Naa SC, Naa ST, Naa Minority’ by supporting them in all aspects and it is the responsibility of all the BCs across the State to ensure that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy be the Chief Minister again in 2024.