Patna, Sept. 24 -- In an attempt to woo Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) before upcoming Bihar assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today made a series of promises including measures to be taken like protecting them from atrocities as done for SCs and STs by making legal provisions.
Gandhi while addressing a function organised to mark release of "commitments to improve the condition of EBCs and bring them in mainstream of the society", said that EBCs had not been given their due rights even after seven decades of Independence.
His party and Grand Alliance in Bihar were committed to take steps to give EBCs their due rights, he added.
"We, all constituents of Grand Alliance, promise that laws would be framed to protect EBCs fr...