Dalit Christians will be included in SCs if Cong comes to power: Revanth

Hyderabad TPCC President A Revanth Reddy on Saturday promised that the Congress party, if it comes to power in next elections, will include Dalit Christians in the Scheduled Castes.

Addressing a programme on Christmas celebrations at Gandhi Bhavan, Revanth Reddy praised the services being rendered by Christian organisations in the country in providing quality education and medical care. He said that the Congress party has been working hard to maintain communal harmony and unity in the country. He said that the Congress party believed in unity in diversity and while in power it took measures to provide equal growth opportunities to all sections of the society.

Revanth Reddy recalled that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi gave a call for 'Gharibi Hatao' with an intention of addressing the needs of all sections of the society.

He said AICC President Sonia Gandhi has been striving hard to protect the interest of all citizens in the country. He said Sonia Gandhi, who lost her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi and then her husband Rajiv Gandhi in tragic incidents, knows the value of life. For the same reason, she granted statehood for Telangana as she wanted to stop youth and students from committing suicide.

Revanth Reddy assured that the Congress party would give prominent positions to Muslims, Christians and other minorities, both in the party and the government.

Senior leaders including former PCC President and MP Uttam Kumar Reddy, Working President Dr J Geetha Reddy, MLC T Jeeven Reddy, former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir, ex-MP Ponnam Prabhakar, AICC Spokesperson Dasoju Sravan, Youth Congress national General Secretary Anil Kumar Yadav, AICC Minorities Department Co-Convener Anil Thomas and other leaders participated in the programme.