Briefing newspersons here, Rao who is the Convenor of the forum of OBC MPs wondered why does the wealthy Patel community requires reservations and demanded a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also hails from an OBC community.
"They want to remove the existing reservation and that is their strategy. My point is Patels are well off... Their intention is different. Their intention is to remove reservation," he said.
Asked whether his views were of the Congress party, he replied that he was speaking on behalf of the forum of OBC MPs, which comprise members cutting across party lines.