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National Backward Classes JAC Chairman and Rajya Sabha MP R Krishnaiah has accused the Congress government of deceiving backward classes by issuing GOMs 46, which he claims undermines BC interests. Addressing a protest at Gun Park in Hyderabad, he demanded reinstatement of GOMs 9 and extension of reservations to BCs.
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Over 60 BC organisations gathered at Indira Park, Hyderabad, on Sunday for a demonstration led by National BC Association president and Rajya Sabha MP R. Krishnaiah, demanding enhanced reservations for Backward Classes. Speakers argued that political under-representation of BCs in Telangana remains a structural issue and called for 42 percent reservations backed by accurate population data.
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Rajya Sabha MP Anil Kumar Yadav urged all Congress and BJP MPs from Telangana to resign to press for approval of the BC reservation Bill. His remarks came as former MP V Hanumanth Rao and R Krishnaiah exchanged views on the issue.
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A press meet at the BJP State headquarters in Hyderabad turned chaotic when leaders of Backward Classes organisations clashed over a disagreement regarding the display of photographs. The altercation, which occurred in the presence of senior leaders including R Krishnaiah and N Ramchander Rao, escalated into a physical confrontation before being brought under control.
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BC leader and Member of Parliament R. Krishnaiah has announced a statewide bandh on 14 October, protesting the Congress government's approach to BC reservations. He met Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy to request BJP’s support.
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BRS MLC K Kavitha and MP R Krishnaiah have announced a united front for the July 17 Rail Roko protest, demanding Presidential assent for 42% BC reservations passed by the Telangana Assembly. The leaders called for public support and BC unity.
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The Commission was constituted to determine the reservations to BCs in local bodies after enumeration of BC communities’ percentage in the population
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Krishnaiah, elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh on a YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) ticket in 2022, submitted his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi, which was accepted. Mallu Ravi, the Congress MP from Nagarkurnool, met with Krishnaiah and reportedly invited him to join the Congress party.
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In an open letter to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Krishnaiah urged him to ensure that Telangana government implements 42 percent reservations for the Backward Classes in the upcoming Panchayat Raj institutions elections.
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In a five page letter to the Chief Minister on Tuesday, Krishnaiah highlighted the state of unregulated and arbitrary fees being collected by private colleges in the State.
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The Mandal Commission too had recommended constitution of a separate ministry for the BCs, he reminded.
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Hyderabad: BC Welfare Association national president R Krishnaiah appealed to Huzurabad voters to defeat BJP candidate Eatala Rajender in the constituency bypoll on October 30. BC organisations and employees’ associations held a meeting at a hotel in the city on Tuesday. The organisations pledged their support to TRS candidate G Srinivas Yadav in Huzurabad bypoll. […]
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Huzurabad: BC Welfare Association national president R Krishnaiah on Thursday said the BJP government at the Centre was against BC communities. BC reservations, which were implemented right from Mandal Commission, have been opposed by the BJP which was also against the implementation of reservations in legislative bodies and caste census, he said. “When we met […]
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Hyderabad: Former Backward Classes Commission member Vakulabharanam Krishnamohan Rao on Sunday took strong exception to the remarks made by former Minister Eatala Rajender’s wife Jamuna against him, and advised them to stop mud-slinging against him. “Jamuna’s outburst against me during a press conference on Sunday reflects her attitude. I started my political career when I […]
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Nalgonda: BC Welfare Association national president R Krishnaiah on Sunday called upon the people of Backward Classes to unite and fight for achieving 50 per cent reservation in the Legislative houses. Speaking at a meeting of the association held in Yadav Bhavan in Nalgonda, Krishnaiah said that all the political parties have been considering the […]
