Vijayawada, March 18 -- All India Bahujan Samaj party, Christian Coordination Council representatives and community leaders have intensified their demand for extending Scheduled Caste (SC) status to Christians of Dalit origin, while raising concerns over what they described as the continued failure of successive governments in Andhra Pradesh to resolve the issue.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, former DGP Dr J Purnachandra Rao alleged that governments led over the decades by chief ministers from dominant communities, including Kamma and Reddy leadership, had not made adequate efforts to secure a favourable decision from the Centre. He said that despite having political influence at the national level, the issue was not accorded priority...