BC associations to fight tooth and nail for 42% reservations

Several leaders from Backward Classes (BC), including ministers, have reiterated that they would wage an all-out fight for the implementation of 42% reservations for BCs, stressing the need to file impleading petitions in the Supreme Court (SC) and Telangana High Court (HC).

A round-table conference led by National BC Welfare Association president R. Krishnaiah for the implementation of 42% reservations was held here on Saturday.

Representatives from different political parties and 60 BC organisations and others participated in the conference and resolved to fight tooth and nail for the implementation of the enhanced reservations for BCs in local body polls.

Minister Vakiti Srihari, former Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, former ministers Gangula Kamalakar and V. Srinivas Goud were among those present at the meeting.

Addressing the conference, Rajya Sabha member R. Krishnaiah stressed the need to file impleading petitions in the Supreme Court as some had filed petitions against the Government Order (GO) implementing 42% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs). He made it clear that the hike in BC reservations would not harm the existing reservations for the open category (OC) members under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

Slamming those who are opposing BC reservations, Mr. Krishnaiah said that such attempts would unnecessarily cause disturbance to the peaceful society. “Do not obstruct the State government’s attempt to do justice to BCs, as we have achieved the reservations after a prolonged fight,” he said.

He also added that the State government had the right to implement the reservations by issuing a GO. Mr. Krishnaiah expressed confidence that the BC case would be won in court, given the census data, passing of the Bills by the Assembly and the Supreme Court’s lifting of the 50% ceiling in the EWS case.