Cong calls AAP ‘anti-Dalit’ for not together with Valmiki temple clergymen in honorarium scheme

The Congress on Monday, 20 January, hit out at Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for not together with the clergymen of Valmiki and Ravidas temples within the occasion’s honorarium scheme. The AAP introduced the Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana in December and below the scheme, the occasion promised to present Rs 18,000 to temple clergymen and granthis from gurdwaras if voted to energy.

Congress MP and occasion common secretary Jairam Ramesh in a prolonged submit on X criticised Kejriwal over the non-inclusion of Valmiki and Ravidas temples’ clergymen, saying the transfer uncovered the AAP and the occasion convenor’s anti-Dalit mindset.

“Arvind Kejriwal lately introduced pay salaries to clergymen and granthis however he didn’t make any such announcement concerning Buddha Vihar and Valmiki and Ravidas temples. This as soon as once more exposes the anti-Dalit considering of Aam Aadmi Get together and Arvind Kejriwal. Their anti-Dalit mentality shouldn’t be hidden from anybody. Many examples of this have come out earlier additionally,” Jairam Ramesh wrote.

Additional criticising the AAP, the senior Congress chief talked about: “Among the many greater than 10 Rajya Sabha MPs of AAP, not even one is from SC/ST or OBC class. Arvind Kejriwal, whereas being the chief minister, had humiliated and eliminated Dalit chief Rajendra Gautam from his cupboard. AAP is weakening the reservation system in Delhi by selling the apply of contracting.”

Ramesh mentioned that within the final 10 years, the share of SC, ST, OBC within the consultants employed in varied departments has been negligible.

His occasion has additionally been fairly vocal on the difficulty of caste census, however based on Ramesh, “Arvind Kejriwal maintains silence on the difficulty of caste census”.

“At the moment, when Congress chief and former MP Udit Raj was protesting in opposition to the injustice being carried out to Dalits by the Aam Aadmi Get together, he was arrested. However the Dalit neighborhood is now understanding their superficial politics very nicely and goes to show them a lesson for the betrayal carried out to them on this election,” he wrote on X.

The elections for the 70-member Delhi Meeting might be held on 5 February.

The AAP is eyeing a 3rd time period even because it faces a big problem from a resurgent BJP in addition to Congress.