Hyderabad: BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan on Sunday strongly criticised the Congress government. He accused it of blocking Backward Classes (BCs) from receiving their rightful reservations. He alleged that the state leadership was bypassing legal procedures. They were attempting to divide marginalised groups for political gain.
Speaking at a press conference at Telangana Bhavan, Sravan said the Congress promise of 42 percent BC reservation under the Kamareddy Declaration was legally unviable. Without completing the Supreme Court-mandated triple test and placing the provision in the Constitution’s 9th Schedule, such a quota cannot stand, he argued.
He also pointed out that the caste census had been conducted through the Planning Department instead of a Dedicated Commission. According to Sravan, this procedural lapse makes the census invalid. He called the move a deliberate strategy to stall BC representation while creating conflict with SC and ST communities.
BC quota GO fails legal test, allege BRS leaders
Sravan criticised the timing of the government order (GO), which was released while reservation-related bills were still awaiting approval. The approval was needed from the Governor and the President. He further questioned Rahul Gandhi’s commitment to the cause. He highlighted that the Congress MP had not introduced any private member bill in Parliament to support BC reservations.
Sravan also cited past court rulings, saying that similar reservation hikes in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Karnataka were struck down. They failed for not following the triple test. Sravan warned that the GO issued for upcoming panchayat polls would meet the same fate.
Meanwhile, MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav accused the Congress of once again misleading BCs. He noted that the report from the Dedicated Commission still hadn’t been made public. Calling the Jantar Mantar protest a mere show, he said it lacked any real follow-up action.
Yadav insisted that the government must hold local body elections only after securing the 42 percent reservation through legal channels. He warned that BC leaders and intellectuals would soon launch district-wide protests. To prepare for this, the BRS will meet its BC leadership on Monday and announce an action plan.