The Telangana Congress Party has decided to fight a legal battle in the Supreme Court to achieve its promise to the backward classes. The TPCC Political Affairs Committee (PAC) has decided to appoint two senior lawyers for this.
It has also appointed a committee comprising Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar, Sridhar Babu and Seethakka to study the issue of how to move forward on local bodies and submit a report.
The committee is expected to submit its report by the 26th of this month and a final decision will be taken on it in the cabinet meeting to be held on the 29th.
The three-and-a-half-hour meeting held at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday under the chairmanship of AICC General Secretary and party state affairs in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan discussed BC reservations, the upcoming by-election to Jubilee Hills constituency, the party’s organizational structure, and the filling of pending nominated posts.
It is reported that if BC reservations are not achieved as planned, the party has decided to provide 42 percent reservation. Meanwhile, CM Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka unveiled a poster titled “Ot Chor, Gaddi Chod”. Speaking on the occasion, Revanth Reddy thanked AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC top leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for announcing the Congress-led ‘Indi’ alliance as the Vice Presidential candidate.
He said that Justice Sudarshan Reddy worked for the protection of the Constitution and civil rights. He explained that a caste census was conducted in the state on the orders of Rahul Gandhi. He said that another bill has been brought separately providing 42 percent reservation in educational jobs for BCs.
He criticized BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao for bringing a law that did not allow reservations to exceed 50 percent in local body elections. He said that the cabinet had approved a draft ordinance to remove this obstacle. He explained that an ordinance was brought to amend the law brought by KCR and the Governor had sent it to the Center.