Hyderabad, May 31 -- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of neglecting the tribal community.

Addressing a meeting in Khammam, he alleged the previous government filed false cases against the tribals for defending their lands and neglecting their rights under the Recognition of Forest Rights Act.

Recalling that the late Indira Gandhi was the first Prime Minister of India to recognise tribal hamlets (Thandas) and settlements in Telangana, he said, "Indira Gandhi brought in the Telangana Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973, to empower tribal communities. This Congress government has consistently uplifted Telangana's tribal communities by offe...