Delay in BC Reservations Questioned Ahead of Local Body Polls... BC Welfare Association National President Jajula Srinivas Goud


Hyderabad (Same Day): BC Welfare Association National President Jajula Srinivas Goud has strongly demanded that the State Government enhance Backward Class (BC) reservations to 42% before conducting local body elections in Telangana. He questioned the urgency of announcing elections without resolving the long-pending issue of BC reservations, which has remained unaddressed for the past 18 months. "Why couldn’t the government wait for another 18 days when it has already delayed the reservation enhancement for 18 months?" Goud asked, addressing a press conference on Monday at media point secretariat Hyderabad. He criticized the State for failing to deliver justice to BC communities despite repeated assurances and referenced the Congress party’s Kamareddy Declaration, which promised fair treatment and representation for BCs.

The BC associations have been consistently pressing for increased representation in local governance, and Goud warned that if elections proceed without the implementation of enhanced BC quotas, there will be widespread protests across the State. “We will not accept elections without justice for BCs. The government must act immediately,” he added.

Goud urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to lead an all-party delegation to New Delhi to mount pressure on the Centre for approval of the revised reservation framework. He emphasized that the matter is not just administrative but deeply tied to social justice.

Supporting the demand, BC Intellectual Forum Chairman T. Chiranjeevulu accused both the State and Central governments of showing indifference towards BC welfare. He appealed to all BC intellectuals and activists to unite and support the movement.

The leaders cautioned that moving ahead with elections without increasing BC reservations could lead to significant political backlash, and they called upon the Congress to ensure its UPA allies raised the issue during the upcoming parliamentary session.

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