Jagruthi, BRS want local bodies’ polls with enhanced BC quota sans legal hurdles

HYDERABAD

President of Telangana Jagruthi and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha has suggested the State government to issue an ordinance on the 42% reservation for Backward Classes in local bodies only after filing a caveat petition in the High Court and Governor’s approval for the enhanced quota.

Speaking to the Jagruthi activists here on Friday, she said they were postponing the rail roko protest planned on July 17 in support of the enhanced quota for BCs. The Cabinet had taken a decision only on the political reservation in local bodies and sought to know what about the enhanced quota in education and employment.

She suggested the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Union Ministers, to take initiative in getting the ordinance approved by the Governor and also get the enhanced quota included in the IX Schedule of the Constitution by amending it so that the enhanced quota for BCs could be implemented on the lines of quota for SCs and STs.

She expressed hope that the Governor would approve the ordinance for the enhanced quota to BCs.

Meanwhile, BC leaders of the BRS, including former ministers T. Srinivas Yadav, G. Kamalakar, MP V. Ravichandra, MLCs S. Madhusudana Chary and D. Sravan, former legislators V. Srinivas Goud, former BC Commission chairman V. Krishnamohan said here on Friday that they want the government to go for local bodies elections only with 42% quota to BCs whether it be with the ordinance and by getting the President’s assets for the Bills passed and sent for the enhanced quota.

Based on the experience they have some doubts over the implementation and it was for the government to clear them. Though the Congress was the main opposition in the Centre, it had failed to pressure the Centre for enhanced quota to BCs. Implementation of enhanced quota on the lines of Tamil Nadu was the only and permanent solution, they felt.