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Regularise podu lands immediately & implement ST reservations: Ramchander Rao

Hyderabad, Nov 15 (UNI) BJP Telangana State president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday demanded that the Congress government immediately regularise podu lands allotted to tribal communities and fulfil its election promise of implementing increased Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservations.
Speaking to the media after paying floral tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda along with union Minister G. Kishan Reddy at the Komaram Bheem statue on Tank Bund, he accused both the previous BRS government and the present Congress government of betraying tribal communities by failing to honour their promises.
The BJP Telangana State ST Morcha organised a rally from the Swami Vivekananda statue to the Komaram Bheem statue to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas (Tribal Pride Day).
Ramchander Rao said Birsa Munda had waged a heroic struggle against British rule to protect tribal rights over Jal, Jungle and Zameen (water, forest and land).
He recalled his relentless fight for the rights of Adivasis in the present-day Jharkhand region and said his contribution had earned him a revered place among tribal communities.
He said the Narendra Modi government had declared Birsa Munda's birth anniversary as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas to honour his courage and uphold tribal pride and self-respect.
He also recalled the struggles of tribal leaders who fought against British rule and the Nizam's oppressive regime in Telangana, describing the celebrations in front of Komaram Bheem's statue as particularly significant.
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