The Congress alleges that the BJP categorized the Prime Minister’s Teli caste as Other Backward Class (OBC) in 2000, but Gujarat BJP leaders argue that they acknowledged it as OBC as early as 1994.
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Gujarat Narhari Amin Challenges Rahul Gandhi’s Assertion on PM Modi’s Caste
On Thursday, Narhari Amin, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat and current Rajya Sabha member, refuted Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born into an Other Backward Classes (OBC) caste. IInstead, he asserted that the BJP included Modi’s caste in the OBC category in 2000.
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Narhari Amin’s Party Transition and Rejection of Rahul Gandhi’s Claims
Mr. Amin, who served as Deputy Chief Minister during the previous Congress administration in Gujarat, departed from the party in 2012 and is currently a Member of Parliament for the BJP. He dismissed Mr. Gandhi’s accusations as “groundless” and “unsupported”. PM Narendra Modi’s caste was notified as an OBC on Oct 27, 1999, a full two years before he became the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The entire Nehru-Gandhi family, starting from Jawaharlal Nehru to Rahul Gandhi, have been against OBCs,” Malviya said.
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