Senior Congress leader and communications in-charge of Indian National Congress, Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday announced that the Congress party’s Government would provide 10 per cent reservation to the poor, setup Bhagwan Parshuram Sanskrit University and constitute Brahmin Kalyan Board to provide `100 crore per annum soft loans and scholarships to unemployed Brahmin youths on 4 percent interest.
He also announced that three chairs namely Pandit Parshuram, Pandit lakhmi Chand and Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Chairs would be set up in MD University, Kurukshetra University and CDlU, Sirsa.
Surjewala while addressing ‘Brahmin Sammelan’ at Kurukshetra said that if the party comes to power next year, it would also set up Brahmin Kalyan Board, which would provide Rs 100 crore of soft loan and scholarships to the needy Brahmin youths for setting up business and students to take up higher education at four per cent interest rate.
He said that Brahmins symbolise Gyan, Bhakti, Maryada, Sanskar and Swabhimaan.
On the occasion, he referred to freedom fighters Mangal Pandey, Chander Shekhar Azad, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Pandit Moti lal Nehru and Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru and their sacrifices and contributions.
Surjewala also held the BJP responsible for insulting Brahmins. He mentioned that many Brahmin BJP leaders like Sushma Swaraj, Ram Bilas Sharma, lakshmi Kant Vajpayee, Kalraj Mishra, have been neglected by BJP after coming to power.
The Congress leader also attacked Haryana’s BJP Government for disrespecting Brahmins through objectionable questions in SS Board Examination.