India, Sept. 22 -- The Yadav Kalyan Sabha, an organisation representing the Ahir community, has written to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, urging the party high command to prioritise the Ahir (Yadav) community and OBC representation in its state leadership.

The Sabha said that leader from the community should be chosen as the new president of the Haryana Congress.

The Congress cannot afford to ignore OBC voters at a time when the BJP has successfully consolidated its base among backward classes, particularly the Ahirs, in the Ahirwal region, the letter said.

"The Ahir community forms a decisive vote bank across Rewari, Mahendragarh, Gurugram, and adjoining districts. Leaders like Rao Tula Ram, Rao Abhay Singh, and Rao Birender S...