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BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan criticised the Congress government for keeping BC reservation bills and caste survey reports secret. He demanded transparency, a White Paper, and an all-party delegation to Delhi to push for BC reservations in the Ninth Schedule

The expert committee’s findings would help the State government formulate and streamline policies to enable social justice.

Like many other promises, apprehensions continue over the Congress government’s assurance to extend 42 percent reservations to Backward Classes in the local body elections, apart from in the conduct itself of the elections

Once the caste survey passes judicial scrutiny, there will be demand for such surveys in other States as well, says the Chief Minister

Similarly, various BC organizations are campaigning for the victory of community candidates. Besides campaigning, they are also appealing to BC voters to exercise their votes to community leaders only since mainstream political parties denied tickets to BCs

Union Minister, who is also the State BJP chief, says his party is opposed to the survey's identification of 'Hindu BCs' and 'Muslim BCs'

After the Irrigation Minister had shared the survey details, the Forest Minister claimed the government had not shared them

Says the Congress failed to introduce a Bill for 42 per cent reservations in the Assembly as promised in the Kamareddy BC Declaration meeting

Says the 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes will require an amendment to the Constitution and not just the survey

The State government has tasked the BC Commission to decide the percentage of reservations for the OBCs in local bodies