JD(U) today dubbed the 'Gramodaya se Bharat Uday Abhiyan', to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 125th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar tomorrow, as an "attempt to throw dust in the eyes of people".
The Abhiyan aims to take Ambedkar's pledge of harmony, equality and mutual respect for the Dalits to every villages in the county.
"The Abhiyan, to be launched by the PM, is nothing but an attempt to throw dust in the eyes of people. Gramodaya can't be achieved merely by giving speeches," JD(U) National General Secretary Shyam Rajak said in a statement.
The party's deputy leader in Bihar Assembly said if the Prime Minister is "committed" to welfare of the Dalits then he has to bring them on par with other social groupings.
"For this he has to immediately fill a large backlog of vacant posts for Scheduled Castes in jobs," Rajak said and asked the Prime Minister to implement reservation in promotion for SCs and ensure quota in private sector.
In an apparent reference to Rohith Vemula case, he said, "The (Central) government has to end atrocities against Dalits in educational institutions.
