The Congress government in Telangana has come under fire for offering only 17 percent reservations to Backward Classes (BCs) in panchayat elections, despite promising 42 percent in its Kamareddy Declaration. A GO Ms 9 providing 42 percent quota was stayed by the High Court, citing the Supreme Court’s 50 percent cap on reservations.
The BRS has announced a crucial meeting of its BC leaders at Telangana Bhavan to decide the party’s future course of action over the Congress government’s failure to implement its promise of 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes. Former Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav accused the Congress of deceiving BCs by failing to conduct a proper caste census.
The Telangana Congress is set to send 100 BC leaders, including Ministers, to Bihar to campaign, even as its own BC reservation and welfare promises remain unfulfilled at home. A similar campaign strategy failed earlier in Maharashtra
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
The BRS has postponed its BC Garjana rally in Karimnagar to August 14, citing rains. Talasani Srinivas Yadav and other party leaders criticised Congress for failing to deliver on BC quota promises and demanded 42 per cent reservation before elections
Left parties have extended support to BRS MLC K Kavitha’s July 17 rail roko protest seeking 42% BC reservations; Kavitha criticises the Congress for inaction and urges pressure on the Centre, while CPM leaders call for an all-party delegation to Delhi.
