The Union government will soon include at least 20 castes from within the Backward Classes (BCs) into the national OBC list and it includes the Lingayat community, with a public hearing already conducted by the National Commission for BCs in New Delhi, informed Rajya Sabha MP and national BJP OBC Morcha president K. Laxman on Thursday.
“This has been a long standing demand, but the government here has been sitting on the recommendation under the guise of technical and legal issues. But, our party has taken a delegation of these caste groups to Delhi and got them a hearing from the NCBC chairman Hansraj Ahir. Soon, there will be a notification. We will also help the remaining castes,” he declared.
Talking to the media after inducting Lingayat leader V. Eshwarappa, former BRS MLA A. Mohan and others into the party, Mr. Laxman accused Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Revanth Reddy of showing “sudden love” towards the BCs only because of the elections.
