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Hans India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
YSRCP observes 'Betrayal Day' with rally in Banaganapalle
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) marked June 4 as 'Betrayal Day' with a massive protest rally in Banaganapalle, led by former MLA Katasani Ramireddy on Wednesday. The rally began at the YSRCP office and proceeded to the Tahsildar's office, drawing large participation from party workers and leaders. The protest, in response to party chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's statewide call, targeted the ruling TDP-led alliance, accusing it of backtracking on key promises, including the "Super Six", and burdening the public with Rs.1.5 lakh crore in debt within a year. Ramireddy criticized the government for scrapping welfare schemes like free bus travel for women and doorstep ration delivery, imposing BCJR taxes on small businesses, and misusing the NREGS scheme. A memorandum demanding immediate implementation of poll promises was submitted to the Tahsildar. ZP Chairman Errabothula Papi Reddy, youth wing leader Gundam Nageshwar Reddy, and other district leaders participated. 'YSRCP 2.0 is coming — no betrayal will be forgiven,' declared Ramireddy.
India Today
02-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
No more SC status after conversion to other faith: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that individuals who convert to another religion cease to retain Scheduled Caste (SC) status and are no longer entitled to benefits under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) court was hearing a case involving Chintada Anand, a pastor from Guntur district, who had filed a complaint under the SC/ST Act against one Akkala Ramireddy. Anand, who has been a practising pastor for over a decade, alleged that Ramireddy and others had discriminated against him based on case was registered by Chandolu police in 2021. However, Ramireddy and others challenged the complaint, arguing that Anand had embraced Christianity long ago and was no longer eligible for SC protections. Ramireddy's counsel, Phani Dutt, cited the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, which states that SC status is lost upon conversion to any religion other than Hinduism. Justice Harinath, delivering the verdict, clarified that caste-based discrimination does not exist in Christianity and therefore the basis for SC classification is nullified upon conversion, regardless of any existing caste certificate. 'The SC/ST Act is intended to protect communities facing caste discrimination. Its provisions do not extend to those who have adopted other faiths,' the court counsel, Irla Satish Kumar, argued that his client held a valid SC certificate. However, the court found this insufficient, stating that legal protections under the Act depend on religious affiliation as per constitutional court further criticised the police for registering the case without proper verification and concluded that Anand had misused the SC/ST Act by lodging a false complaint. Testimonies confirmed his long-standing role as a High Court dismissed the case against Ramireddy and others, ruling that Anand's complaint lacked legal merit.
