Govt Can’t Blame President On BC Quota Delay: BJP
“If the Congress is genuinely committed, it could have implemented the reservation directly at the gram panchayat level without creating confusion,” he said, adding that the campaign was merely a “smokescreen” to obscure the party’s failure.
HYDERABAD: BJP state chief spokesperson N.V. Subash accused the Congress government of engaging in political theatrics over the proposed 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections, alleging that the ruling party is misleading the public while failing to take concrete steps.
Targeting transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar, he alleged the Congress was “stage-managing a deceptive campaign” by using the President’s office as a cover for its inaction. He said the party was trying to deflect responsibility by falsely blaming the Centre and the President for delays in implementing the BC quota.
“If the Congress is genuinely committed, it could have implemented the reservation directly at the gram panchayat level without creating confusion,” he said, adding that the campaign was merely a “smokescreen” to obscure the party’s failure. He demanded that the government convene a special Assembly Session to pass the necessary amendments instead of indulging in blame games.
Subash noted that the Modi government has successfully implemented the 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections and implemented within the Supreme Court’s 50 per cent cap. Citing the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Maratha reservation case, he said Telangana does not qualify for exceeding the reservation limit, a provision applicable only to states with high tribal or SC/ST populations. He alleged that Congress was deliberately misrepresenting legal facts to create a false narrative.
Senior BJP leader P.L. Srinivas demanded that reservations and political representation be proportionate to the BC population. He accused the state government of conducting the caste census in a non-transparent manner and urged it to release the data to the public. He asserted that BC communities would no longer fall for vote-bank tactics and were now demanding genuine empowerment over “empty gestures.” Srinivas also cautioned against diverting the BC quota to other religious groups, saying such moves would violate constitutional principles and warned the Congress to “respect the Constitution.”
