Hyderabad: Kalvakuntla Kavitha, founder of Telangana Jagruthi, has extended full support to the ‘Bandh for Justice’ called by the Backward Classes (BC) Joint Action Committee (JAC). The protest seeks 42 per cent reservations for BCs in local body elections. She said the fight for fair representation must continue, regardless of political divisions.
Kavitha strongly criticised both Congress and BJP, saying neither party had the “moral right” to talk about BC reservations. She accused the BJP-led Centre of deliberately delaying the BC reservation bills passed by the Telangana Assembly and Legislative Council. “If the BJP now joins the bandh, does that mean the bills are approved?” she asked.
Kavitha targets both national parties
Furthermore, Kavitha slammed the Congress Party for issuing what she called “meaningless GOs” instead of fighting the Centre. She said both national parties had betrayed the BC community for political benefit. Moreover, she added that Telangana Jagruthi would stand firmly with the BCs in this struggle.
“Telangana Jagruthi fully supports the BC JAC bandh scheduled for tomorrow,” she declared. “We will continue to fight for the rights and dignity of BCs across Telangana,” she added.
BC JAC launches ‘Bandh for Justice’ campaign
Meanwhile, several BC organisations in Telangana united under the leadership of MP R. Krishnaiah, forming the BC JAC to fight for proportional political representation. The committee announced the ‘Bandh for Justice’ after the High Court stayed the government order that enhanced BC reservations.
R. Krishnaiah, chairman of the BC JAC, wrote to Kavitha requesting her support for the movement. He also appealed to all social and political groups to participate in the bandh and stand in solidarity with BCs across the state.