The Legal Right Protection Forum has filed a complaint against Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharitha for misusing the provision of reservation by concealing the fact about her conversion to Christianity.
Sucharitha belongs to the YSRCP and was elected MLA from the Prathipadu Assembly Constituency, a reserved constituency.
The LRPF in its complaint to the Under Secretary (Petition) of the President’s Secretariat, stated that at the time of filing the nomination she had mentioned in the election affidavit submitted to Election Commission that she belonged to the Scheduled Caste.
However, in an interview to a Telugu Youtube Channel called iDream Media, she had admitted that she was a practicing Christian.
Wrote to Rashtrapati Bhavan against Ms. Mekathoti Sucharita, Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh for misusing SC Status by contesting from SC Reserved Constituency (Prathipadu – Guntur District) even after converting her religion to Christianity.#Video: iDream Youtube Channel pic.twitter.com/TdYajUxQel
— Legal Rights Protection Forum (@lawinforce) August 17, 2020
LRPF noted in its complaint that Home Minister Sucharitha had suppressed the fact that she was a Christian and violated The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 that states that no person who professes a religion different from the Hindu, the Sikh or the Buddhist religion shall be deemed to be a member of a scheduled caste.
“We are very much worried about misuse of Reservations which are meant for welfare of the people of weaker section of this society.”, the LRPF said.