Nalgonda MP Capt Uttam Kumar Reddy clarified that Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi do not belong to the BC community, refuting the false claims made by the BJP. He expressed astonishment at the BJP’s attempts to garner sympathy for the two notorious scamsters by wrongly associating them with the BC community.
He addressed a dharna of the BC Welfare Association organized by its Telangana State President, Jajula Srinivas Goud, at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on Wednesday.
“Nirav Modi is accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of nearly Rs. 14,000 crores, while Lalit Modi allegedly embezzled thousands of crores from Indian cricket fans and tarnished the reputation of Indian cricket worldwide. Both scamsters are reportedly living a luxurious life somewhere in Europe. It is perplexing that the BJP would choose to use these controversial figures in their campaign, falsely associating them with the BC community,” he said.
Uttam Kumar Reddy endorsed the demand for a BC Census in the country. He stated that the Congress party fully supports it at both the AICC and TPCC levels. He questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to the welfare of the BC community and asked why a BC Census has not been conducted, a demand made by BCs across the country.