Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Jagga Reddy Contrasts Congress, BJP Treatment of Dalit Leaders
T. Jagga Reddy, a Congress leader, compared how Congress and the BJP treat Dalit leaders.
He said Congress leaders respect Mallikarjun Kharge.
He also said Rahul Gandhi walks alongside Kharge and holds his hand.
Reddy accused the BJP of treating former leader Bangaru Laxman badly.
He referred to a sting operation involving an alleged payment of Rs.
1 lakh.
Reddy also criticized BJP-affiliated workers for cleaning a stage after Kharge attended an event.
He said the BJP was misrepresenting Rahul Gandhi’s comments about that incident.
These statements were made by Reddy at a press conference in Hyderabad.
T. Jagga Reddy said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi respect Mallikarjun Kharge.
Reddy accused the BJP of humiliating former president Bangaru Laxman after a sting operation involving Rs. 1 lakh.
He said BJP-affiliated workers cleaned a stage after Kharge attended a public meeting in Uttarakhand.
Reddy argued that Rahul Gandhi’s comments about the incident were deliberately misrepresented by the BJP.
He contrasted Congress’s treatment of Kharge with what he described as the BJP’s treatment of Dalit leaders.
- Who
- Telangana Congress leader T. Jagga Reddy, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Bangaru Laxman are central to the statements.
- What
- Reddy contrasted Congress’s alleged respect for Dalit leaders with what he described as the BJP’s alleged mistreatment of Bangaru Laxman and Kharge.
- When
- Reddy made the statements on Thursday; he also referred to a recent public meeting in Uttarakhand.
- Where
- The press conference took place at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad, while the referenced public meeting was in Uttarakhand.
- Why
- Reddy sought to reject portrayals of Rahul Gandhi and Congress as anti-Dalit and criticize the BJP’s treatment of Dalit leaders.
- Speaker
- T. Jagga Reddy, Telangana PCC working president
- Congress leader discussed
- Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president and Rajya Sabha Opposition Leader
- Former BJP leader discussed
- Bangaru Laxman, a former BJP national president
- Alleged sting-operation amount
- Rs. 1 lakh in party funds
- Press conference location
- Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad
- Referenced event
- A public meeting in Uttarakhand attended by Kharge
- Reddy’s central claim
- Congress respects Dalit leaders, while he accused the BJP of humiliating them