Turning a critical constitutional issue into a stage for political optics undermines democratic spirit — and sends a troubling message about government’s priorities
If Revanth Reddy-led government genuinely believed that an ordinance was the only way forward, why did it issue only for local bodies and not for the equally important education and employment Bill passed alongside it? Both BJP and Congress have failed backward classes
Terms decision to provide 42 per cent reservations for BCs in local body elections ‘historic’; accuses BJP of lacking genuine concern for backward communities