Hyderabad: Advisor to the state government and former MP V Hanumantha Rao began an indefinite hunger strike at his residence in Amberpet on Saturday, May 9, demanding that the Centre conduct a Backward Classes (BC) census as part of the National Census 2027.
Hanumantha Rao, who belongs to the Munnuru Kapu community, has argued that if BC communities are developed irrespective of politics, the population has to be enumerated.
By not conducting a BC census along with the National census, the senior Congressleader said the community will be deprived of welfare benefits and reservations in education, employment and politics.
He had earlier demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modimake his stand clear on the issue ahead of his Hyderabad visit on Monday, May 10. As no response came from the Centre, he went on an indefinite hunger strike.
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