Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of neglecting the tribal community.
Addressing a meeting in Khammam, he alleged the previous government filed false cases against the tribals for defending their lands and neglecting their rights under the Recognition of Forest Rights Act.
Recalling that the late Indira Gandhi was the first Prime Minister of India to recognise tribal hamlets (Thandas) and settlements in Telangana, he said, “Indira Gandhi brought in the Telangana Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973, to empower tribal communities. This Congress government has consistently uplifted Telangana’s tribal communities by offering targeted support and welfare schemes, including free bus travel for women, the distribution of subsidised rice, to name a few.”
Lauding the Revath Reddy government for completing the caste-based census, Goud said that the government is actively working for the socio-economic upliftment of SC and ST communities.
“The Indira Solar-Giri Jal Vikasam scheme has opened a new chapter in the lives of tribal people. Under the ROFR (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, the Congress government granted land ownership rights to 2.30 lakh tribal farmers over 6.69 lakh acres,” he said.
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