Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar warned the KCR government of serious repercussions if it bans the Bajrang Dal in the state.
Addressing the OBC conclave of the BJP held at Nagole here, Sanjay said he had come to know that the KCR government is contemplating banning the Bajrang Dal after discussing it in the cabinet. “Will we keep quiet if such a decision is taken? We will show our strength and pull down KCR from power,” he said.
Stating that not a single Muslim in Telangana had ever demanded a ban on the Bajrang Dal, the BJP leader said the organisation had never instigated violence but was working only to spread Hindu Dharma.
“Yet, the Congress and the BRS are vying with each other to ban the Bajrang Dal. KCR is conspiring to take the lead in this much before the Congress made the promise,” he said.
Calling upon BJP workers to launch a massive stir if the KCR government bans the Bajrang Dal, Sanjay cautioned that the government might even arrest people if they raise the slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and foist false cases if they chant ‘Jai Sriram.’
Sanjay reiterated that his party was never against Muslims. “In fact, it was the BJP which spoke about the need to improve the economic condition of Muslims and abolished the Triple Talaq system to protect Muslim women. On the other hand, the Congress, the BRS and the AIMIM have opposed the abolition of Triple Talaq,” he said.
He said Muslims should pull up KCR for neglecting the Old City of Hyderabad. The BRS and the MIM are portraying the BJP as anti-Muslim only to garner Muslim votes. “They should give answers to the questions raised by me on the injustice done to Muslims,” he said.
Sanjay said the OBC conclave was not against any other community or caste but was opposed to only the KCR family and Congress policies.
He pointed out that the KCR government had done a lot of injustice to OBCs, like denying a 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker sections for two years.
“While Prime Minister Modi had given a lot of importance to OBCs like inducting 27 OBC leaders into the Cabinet and making Dr Laxman the BJP Parliamentary Board member, KCR had insulted OBC leaders like Prof. Jayashankar, Konda Laxman Bapuji and Guda Anjayya,” he pointed out.
He also accused KCR of denying due share in political power to OBCs and confining them to freebies like sheep, cattle and fish. “Only three OBCs were given berths in the KCR cabinet. He failed to complete the BC Atma Gourava Bhavans although he constructed the Secretariat and Pragati Bhavan wasting billions,” he said.
Sanjay announced that the BJP would organise a huge public rally in Hyderabad named “BC Sankhaaravam” with lakhs of people demanding that the government provide all facilities to OBCs including implementation of the BC Bandhu scheme.
“Let us wait for five months. We shall end the demonic, dynastic rule of KCR and usher in a government of the poor,” he said.
