Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, M. Venkaiah Naidu said that BJP is in favour of categorization of Scheduled Castes. He announced here on Sunday a massive public gathering organised by the Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS). He further added that SC categorization is on the PM’s agenda too,” Mr. Naidu said.
But, it needs a law and approval of Parliament which I will work for, he said. Recounting the beginnings of the MRPS movement, Mr. Naidu said the delay in categorization had prevented all communities in Scheduled Castes from utilizing the benefits of reservation. “This is not a political movement or that of one community against another, he said. President of the MRPS, Manda Krishna Madiga said that he had launched the movement 23 years ago after delay in categorization, an exercise that had found favour with successive governments. “Justice Lokur Commission report in 1965 and, more recently, the Usha Mehra Commission report had shown the plight of Dalits and that of Madigas. Mr. Naidu, along with Telangana political leaders from all parties excluding the TRS, said the movement deserved constitutional sanction in order to realize the fruits of reservation envisioned by B. R. Ambedkar.