The Congress party’s Rajya Sabha nominations from Telangana have sparked discontent among Backward Class leaders, who feel sidelined despite long-standing loyalty. While many BC, SC, and ST aspirants hoped for a chance, the party leadership finalised Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy, ignoring the Udaipur Declaration norms.
A newly married man was allegedly killed by his wife’s brothers in Dwarapudi village of Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district in a suspected honour killing. Police have registered a case under the BNS and launched a manhunt for the accused.
Residents of Danthelaboru SC Colony in Paloncha allege that migrant candidates falsely claimed ST status using improper caste certificates to contest the reserved sarpanch post. Villagers demand an enquiry and warn they will boycott the elections if the nominations are not withdrawn.
A long-time Congress worker from Nagarkurnool, Orsu Bangaraiah, consumed pesticide alleging pressure from party leaders to withdraw from the Sripuram Sarpanch election. His family accused the party of sidelining him despite 35 years of service and backing a recent entrant instead.
The Telangana BC-JAC has welcomed the Congress leadership’s decision to appoint Nuthi Satyanarayana Goud from the BC community as the Khammam District Congress Committee president. They credited Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka for his consistent efforts to ensure BC representation in leadership roles.
BRS leader Kyama Mallesh accused Congress of betraying the BC community by failing to deliver on its 42 per cent reservation promise. He also criticised BJP, demanded fair cabinet allocations, and warned of a strong backlash in the Jubilee Hills by-election
BJP State president N Ramchander Rao accused the Congress government of lacking commitment to BC welfare and said it had no moral right to talk about 42 per cent reservations. He also criticised delays in local body polls and the Kamareddy Declaration
BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said a job calendar for issuing notifications for 17,000 jobs was ready. This apart, the State government was planning to release notifications for another 22,000 jobs and ensure a total of one lakh jobs were provided before March.
Opposes high command's decision of announcing Narender Reddy as candidate for Karimnagar-Nizamabad-Adilabad MLC constituency, says as promised to the BC community, party should implement 42% reservation
During a meeting with representatives of Telangana Kummari Sangam on Thursday, Kavitha pointed out the plight of people depending on caste-based occupations for livelihood and accused the Congress government of neglecting their welfare
Even in the 12 tickets that were offered to BC leaders, most were from the Old City and other constituencies where the Congress had little chances of winning.
