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Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that the authorities overcame respective obstacles to bring 42% reservations to Backward Classes and urged governmental parties supporting the reservations to record affidavits earlier the High Court.
Addressing the media astatine Gandhi Bhavan on with different Minister Vakiti Srihari connected Monday, helium said the Congress authorities stood by its committedness to guarantee societal justice. A broad caste survey was conducted, a dedicated committee and sub-committee were acceptable up, and aft elaborate discussions successful the Cabinet, a measure enhancing BC reservations successful section bodies to 42% was unanimously passed by the State Assembly with the enactment of each governmental parties.
The Minister pointed retired that akin precedents exist, citing the Indira Sawhney and Krishnamurthy cases, wherever the Supreme Court clarified that section assemblage reservations autumn nether the purview of State governments.
“In enactment with this, Telangana issued G.O. No. 9 expanding BC reservations to 42% successful section assemblage polls. We respect the judiciary and granting 42% reservations to BCs volition not origin injustice to anyone. This determination is based connected verified information and people’s opinion,” helium said.
He said the High Court volition perceive arguments connected October 8 and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was starring the inaugural nether the guidance of Congress person Rahul Gandhi. “When 10% EWS reservations were introduced, the 50% ceiling was already relaxed. Tamil Nadu has implemented 69% reservations nether the Ninth Schedule,” helium reminded.
Targeting BJP, Mr. Prabhakar straight questioned nationalist BC compartment president K. Laxman to clarify wherefore helium would reason reservations for BCs. “If you are genuinely the dependable of BCs, usage your power to get the pending measure cleared by the President,” helium said.
