Siddipet: BRS burns effigy over BC quota stay, slams Congress

BRS leaders staged a protest in Siddipet by burning the effigy of Buttamgari Madhava Reddy, who challenged BC reservations in court. The protest followed the High Court’s stay on the government’s decision to implement 42 percent BC quota in local body elections.

Siddipet: BRS leaders burnt the effigy of Buttamgari Madhava Reddy, who filed a petition against BC reservations in High Court, in Siddipet town after the High Court stayed the government’s decision to introduce 42 per cent reservations for BCs in local body elections.

Speaking on the occasion on Friday BC leader of BRS, Satyanarayana Goud said the BCs were seeking their right share of political opportunities. Since nearly 50 per cent of the population in Telangana were BCs, he said that it is their right to get 42 per cent reservation. He lashed out at Madhava Reddy, a Reddy Jagruthi leader, and a few others for creating obstacles to the demand.

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The BRS leaders also lashed out at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for misleading the people by just giving a GO on BC reservations instead of enacting an Act. However, they said that they will certainly teach a lesson to the Congress Party if it fails to introduce 42 per cent reservations.