After the Telangana Assembly passed a Bill for 42 per cent Other Backward Classes reservation, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called it "revolutionary" and said that the Caste census will happen in India as they will make it done.
CM Reddy said that the previous government sent a proposal to the Governor to increase BC reservation to 37 per cent. "This government is withdrawing the earlier proposal and sending a new proposal of 42 per cent reservation for BCs in education, employment and political opportunities."
Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir, Sunil Sharma, has criticized the recently presented J&K budget, alleging that it lacks provisions for daily wage labourers, the unemployed, and marginalized communities such as OBCs, SCs, and STs.
Taking to social media post on X, BJP4Karnataka wrote, "Scam CM @siddaramaiah in Karnataka presents a Halal Budget--appeasement at its peak! Reservation for Muslims in government contracts. Rs50,000 assistance for Muslim simple marriages. Rs150 crore for infrastructure development of Waqf
The reservation will be provided in the procurement of goods and services under various government departments, corporations, and institutions. This applies to suppliers from different communities, including SC (Scheduled Castes), ST (Scheduled Tribes), and OBC (Other Backward Classes). T
BRS MLC K Kavitha demands Telangana govt introduce three bills for OBC reservation in education, employment, and politics, emphasizing the importance of local body reservations. She also criticizes BJP's Telangana MLC election strategy for lack of BC candidates.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of stealing reservations in the state. He said that 65 percent reservations given by RJD were not included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution led by the BJP-NDA Central Government.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "taking away" the scholarships of SC, ST, OBC and Minority youth of the country.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday hit out at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that it was a "desperate" diversion tactic from the promise of granting 42 per ce
He said that PM Modi's caste was added to the OBC list of the Gujarat government in 1994 and to the centre's list before 2000. Laxman added that the statement made by the Telangana CM was a mere distraction as he failed to fulfil promises.
There has been a political uproar over the caste survey conducted by the Congress government in Telangana, with opposition parties alleging discrepancies