Tadepalli, July 6 -- The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Sunday announced a statewide campaign alleging that the Andhra Pradesh coalition government had failed to safeguard the interests of the Backward Classes (BCs).

Former minister Chelluboina Venu Gopala Krishna, MLC Ramesh Yadav and former MP Margani Bharat said the party would organise a major BC convention in Vijayawada followed by zonal meetings across the state.

The Backward Classes had been denied political representation, welfare benefits and constitutional opportunities over the past two years. They said the campaign would seek to highlight these issues and take them directly to the people.

The leaders alleged that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had not appointed a BC lead...