Telangana TDP to play BC caste card

Hyderabad: The TS TD has decided to champion Backward Classes concerns vis-a-vis new Muslim quota bill in the state Assembly.

Without mentioning a single word in support of the new quota Bill, the TD expressed serious apprehensions over the possible “irreparable damage” to the existing reservations for BCs

In a statement, TS TD working president and MLA A. Revanth Reddy reminded that it was the earlier TD government which had for the first time in the country introduced political reservations to BCs in all the local body polls. “But due to previous governments (Congress) inclusion of Backward Muslims in BC (E) category the whole purpose of providing reservations to BCs was defeated,”  Mr Revanth Reddy said.

Citing an example, he said that in last year’s GHMC polls, BCs were allotted 50 of the 150 divisions, but after the results came in, it was found Backward Muslims were elected in 30 divisions and BCs in only 20 divisions as there was no specific category-wise reservations provided in local body polls.

He said if Backward Muslims quota was increased further, BC representation in local body elections will be proportionately  decreased in all coming polls. Mr Reddy said TD will fight for the BC’s cause and will resist all such moves intended to weaken the BCs in the state.

He also demanded legislation on the demands of several other communities to include them in different reserved categories like washermen in SCs and Kayita lambadis, Valmiki, Boya and Vaddera in STs.