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Kavitha demands 50% BC quota in legislative bodies
Telangana Rakshana Sena president K Kavitha has demanded a bill providing 50% reservation for Backward Classes in legislative bodies by the next Budget session of Parliament. Speaking at a Social Justice Telangana…
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Telangana Rakshana Sena president K Kavitha has demanded a bill providing 50% reservation for Backward Classes in legislative bodies by the next Budget session of Parliament. Speaking at a Social Justice Telangana Sankalp Sabha in Hyderabad on August 6, she said her party would march to Delhi if the BJP and Congress failed to pass it.
Kavitha also said the Congress’s promised 42% BC reservation in education, employment and local bodies was insufficient. She asked party workers to conduct meetings across villages, mandals and districts over the next five months before a planned ‘Chalo Delhi’ programme. Party leaders said the organisation is appointing BC, SC and ST representatives to internal posts and constituency-level roles.
The Indian Opinion
The claim that a higher quota alone will quickly transform representation is too simple, while dismissing the demand as political theatre is equally lazy. The proposal faces legal and legislative hurdles, and its impact would depend on clear data and implementation. The useful test is whether a bill reaches Parliament in the next Budget session, and what reservation framework it actually contains.
Source: thenewsminute.com
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