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BJP General Secretary says Brahmins and Baniyas are in his pockets -Congres demands apology

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Bhopal : BJP General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Monday triggered a huge row with his statement that people belonging to Brahmin and Baniya communities are in his “pockets”.
Mr Rao, in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, came under attack from the Congress which sought an apology from the BJP leader, who later claimed the opposition party has “distorted” his statement.

Addressing a press conference in Bhopal at the BJP’s state headquarters, Mr Rao said the party and its governments are going to have special focus on scheduled tribes and scheduled castes not as vote-banks but to address their concern like backwardness, employment and education.Bhopal: BJP General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Monday triggered a huge row with his statement that people belonging to Brahmin and Baniya communities are in his “pockets”.
Mr Rao, in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, came under attack from the Congress which sought an apology from the BJP leader, who later claimed the opposition party has “distorted” his statement.

Addressing a press conference in Bhopal at the BJP’s state headquarters, Mr Rao said the party and its governments are going to have special focus on scheduled tribes and scheduled castes not as vote-banks but to address their concern like backwardness, employment and education.Bhopal: BJP General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Monday triggered a huge row with his statement that people belonging to Brahmin and Baniya communities are in his “pockets”.
Mr Rao, in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, came under attack from the Congress which sought an apology from the BJP leader, who later claimed the opposition party has “distorted” his statement.

Addressing a press conference in Bhopal at the BJP’s state headquarters, Mr Rao said the party and its governments are going to have special focus on scheduled tribes and scheduled castes not as vote-banks but to address their concern like backwardness, employment and education.

After this, journalists asked Mr Rao that perception about the BJP has been that it is a political party of “Brahmins-Baniyas” and he was talking about special focus on SCs/STs at a time when the saffron outfit’s slogan is “sabka saath, sabka vikas” (with all, for everyone’s development).

In reply, the BJP leader, while pointing towards his kurta’s pockets, said, “Brahmins and Baniyas are in my pockets…. You (media people) termed us a Brahmin and Baniya party when most workers and vote bank were from these sections.

‘’Mr Rao said the BJP is not leaving out any section, including Brahmins and Baniyas, from its representation, but only including those who were left out to become a national party in true sense.

After a 6-second video of Mr Rao’s controversial remark surfaced on social media and was shared by several leaders of opposition.State Congress president Kamal Nath lashed out at the BJP.

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