HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the Valmiki scam of Karnataka has triggered tremors in Telangana too. Recalling that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah admitted in the State Legislative Assembly that corruption took place in Valmiki scam, Rama Rao said that there was a need to disclose the names of those involved in the scam. ‘Money used in …
The Congress government on Thursday accused the Enforcement Directorate of exerting undue pressure on suspects and witnesses to falsely implicate the chief minister and senior cabinet members in the alleged illegal transfer of money from the Valmiki corporation. Police personnel stop BJP workers trying to climb barricades during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged …
In his second book, The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao, Mumbai journalist Lindsay Pereira revisits both the Ramayana and the riots that tore his city apart in 1992-93. The reason the novel exists is because it’s also a political statement,” says Pereira about the motivation behind his book. Edited excerpts from an interview: Tell us about the genesis of the book …
HYDERABAD: BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar demanded that the Valmiki community be included in the Scheduled Tribes category immediately and provided reservation benefits. Sanjay was speaking at a function at the party office to celebrate Valmiki Jayanti, and asked members of the community to question the Chief Minister about reservations. BJP general secretaries and state incharges Tarun Chugh and …