Kishan Reddy Slams BC Quota Shift

Addressing reporters in Delhi, the minister criticised the Congress government’s caste survey, alleging it had undercounted BCs and controversially included 10 per cent Muslims in the BC category. He said this split the reserved benefits and deepened injustice. He accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of trying to reduce the BC quota from the promised 42 per cent to 32 per cent, in direct contradiction to electoral assurances and population data.

Kishan Reddy questioned whether Telangana's model now involved “creating unrest through religious reservations.” Citing the GHMC elections, he said that out of 50 seats reserved for BCs, 31 were won by non-BCs, mostly from MIM. “BCs lost leadership roles in GHMC and other institutions because reservations meant for them were diverted under the guise of minority empowerment, orchestrated by BRS and now continued by Congress,” he said.

He alleged that both Congress and BRS were functioning under MIM’s directives in the Assembly and in policy-making. “If this continues, it won’t be surprising if the Chief Minister’s post is handed over to the Owaisi family,” he remarked. Dismissing the 'Janaganana' caste survey as a “farce,” Reddy said it had excluded 25 per cent of households in Hyderabad and criticised the Congress for projecting it as a landmark exercise.

Defending the delay in the ordinance approval process, Kishan Reddy said that once the Governor approves it, there is no need to send it again to the President unless there are legal concerns. He also questioned the legality and fairness of granting 10 per cent Muslim reservations, especially after the High Court struck down a 4 per cent Muslim quota.

Recalling the BRS government's previous decision to cut BC reservations from 34 per cent to 27 per cent, the minister accused the Congress government of further diluting BC representation under alleged MIM pressure. “BCs lost leadership roles in GHMC and other institutions because reservations meant for them were diverted under the guise of minority empowerment, orchestrated by BRS and now continued by Congress,” he said.

He attacked the Congress for making exaggerated promises—“six guarantees with 420 sub-guarantees”—but failing to deliver. Telangana, he said, was plunging into a financial crisis due to the Congress government’s mismanagement and reckless borrowing. He also alleged that despite promising to spend `1 lakh crore on BC welfare, the Congress had not released even a fraction of it.

Kishan Reddy urged Telangana’s voters not to be swayed by “empty symbolism and betrayal.” He demanded the restoration of BC quotas to their full share, transparency in welfare allocations and resistance to political deals that undermine BC representation in Telangana.