Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi president Kavitha led a human chain at Khairatabad on Saturday in support of the BC bandh demanding 42 per cent BC reservations. She said the movement reflected the rightful demand of Backward Classes across Telangana.
Kavitha joins the BC protest in Khairatabad
Kavitha arrived at the protest site in an auto with Jagruthi leaders and activists. She joined them at the Khairatabad junction and raised slogans in support of BC rights. While speaking to reporters, she said BC communities were fighting peacefully to claim what truly belonged to them.
She added that parties responsible for stalling BC rights were now pretending to support the bandh. Comparing their actions to “a killer paying tribute to his victim,” she said their sudden sympathy was hypocritical.
‘BJP and Congress repeatedly cheated BCs’
Kavitha accused both the BJP and Congress of deceiving BCs for decades. Since Independence, she said, both parties had failed to deliver social justice. She noted that the ongoing BC agitation in Telangana would inspire Backward Classes across India to unite for their rights.
Drawing a parallel with the Telangana statehood struggle, she said a similar BC movement would soon emerge. According to her, that movement would ensure lasting equality and representation for BCs nationwide.
‘Government lacks sincerity on BC quota’
Kavitha said the state government had shown little sincerity in implementing BC reservations. Even if elections were delayed by five months, she said, democracy would not suffer. Citing Tamil Nadu, she reminded that the state delayed polls for ten years but eventually ensured BC representation.
She urged the Telangana government to act decisively and grant the 42 per cent BC quota without excuses.