Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Social justice is the DNA of Congress party, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy today claimed that we are setting the direction for the country in the pursuit of social Telangana.

In his speech at the Independence day celebrations held at the Historical Golconda Fort here, Revanth said the state Assembly had passed the bills providing 42 percent quota for BCs in local bodies, education and jobs on March 17 this year and these bills were not prepared haphazardly.

We have done scientific and in-depth exercises for almost a year, he said that we spent Rs. 160 crores and conducted a comprehensive caste census for 50 days through 1.03 lakh trained enumerators. We surveyed 66.39 lakh families in villages and 45.15 lakh familie...