Uttarakhand Minister of state for fisheries Chaman Lal Valmiki on Friday said the social, economical and political interests of the Valmiki community are safe only in the hands of BJP.
Campaigning for Satya Pal Jain, BJP candidate for Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency, Valmiki accused the Congress party of deliberately ignoring the problems of the dalit community and said it has always schemed to get their votes.
He said the Congress never wanted that the dalit communities should advance in social, economical and political spheres.
"That is the reason why even after 60 years of Congress rule in various parts of the country the condition of dalits is
pitiable and they are compelled to resort to dharna etc before the parliament", he said.
He accused UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi of ignoring dalit interests. Valmiki explained how BJP is the only party which has given three seats to valmikis in Municipal Corporation elections in Chandigarh, while Congress gave just one.
He said if we look at the political map of country we shall notice that it BJP alone that has distributed Lok Sabha seats proportionately among dalits.
{{/usCountry}}He said if we look at the political map of country we shall notice that it BJP alone that has distributed Lok Sabha seats proportionately among dalits.
{{/usCountry}}"BJP believes that benefits of reservation must reach the weakest of the weak these should not be enjoyed by creamy layer alone", he said.