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'BJP turning a deaf ear to struggles of backward classes'

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November 16, 2024

We are not scared of Narendra Modi, the 56-inch chest man and Mann ki Baat: Rahul Gandhi

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'BJP turning a deaf ear to struggles of backward classes'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP of turning a deaf ear to the struggles of backward classes.

"In Jharkhand, BJP had reduced the reservation for backward classes from 27% to 14%. On one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives speeches saying- 'I belong to the backward class'. On the other hand, they reduce the reservation for backward classes, snatch away your land and make you unemployed through demonetization," he said at a rally in Mahagama in the poll-bound state.

"That is why we have decided in Jharkhand-ST reservation will be 28%, we will create 12% reservation for SCs, and we will ensure 27% reservation for OBCs," he said.

The Gandhi scion also said that his party was not scared of Narendra Modi and accused the BJP of attempting to hand over Mumbai's Dharavi slums to businessman Gautam Adani.

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