Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy asserted that the BC population percentage in Telangana has increased while accusing the BRS of spreading false propaganda by misquoting statistics. He condemned the opposition for misleading the public with fabricated figures and reaffirmed that the Congress government conducted the caste-based socio-economic survey with total transparency and commitment. The survey, completed within a year under the guidance of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, aimed at ensuring the empowerment of backward and marginalised communities.
Responding to CPI MLA K Sambasiva Rao, he said that the Congress government undertook this massive survey to assess the socio-economic co...