Hyderabad: The Telangana state cabinet meeting, which was scheduled for Friday, was postponed due to the absence of several key ministers who were attending the Bhagidari Nyay Sammelan at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi. The cabinet will now meet on July 28.Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, who was also in Delhi along with the ministers, returned to Hyderabad on Friday afternoon. Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka and irrigation minister NUttam Kumar Reddy were among those present in the national capital. On Thursday, they made a powerpoint presentation to senior Congress leaders and MPs on the findings of the state’s caste census.The cabinet meeting on Monday is expected to deliberate on key issues, including: Fixing of BC reservations in local bodies based on the independent expert group’s analytical report of the caste survey, gig workers’ bill, and an ordinance to remove the 50 per cent quota cap under the Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, which is currently pending with the governor.The state govt is working under a deadline set by the Telangana high court to finalise reservations for local body elections by the end of July. The court had directed the govt to conduct the elections by Sept 30.The cabinet is also expected to approve the over 300-page report submitted by the independent expert working group led by former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudarshan Reddy.
