Telangana Bandh Tomorrow: The protest action on Thursday became strong in Hyderabad when various Backward Class (BC) organizations converged to the Telangana High Court to protest against the court’s decision in staying the notification for local body elections. The protesting people raised slogans in front of Gate No. 4 in the High Court expressing their discontentment with the verdict. Some BC leaders were found doing a sit-in on the road, while police detained some to prevent unforeseen incidents.
Krishnaiah staged a dharna in front of the High Court as a Rajya Sabha member and a very well-known BC leader. He stated that the action was being taken against the state government due to its stay, and he accused the government of being hasty and unjust to the BCs because of the stay. He expressed anger over what he called repeated discrimination against BCs in political representation.
Krishnaiah further went on to say that some persons do not like BCs rising to higher posts. He stated that the self-respect of the community has been hurt and warned that BCs will soon show their collective strength. He further stated that a decision regarding a statewide bandh will be considered after they observe the response of the government to this issue.
The developments on GO No. 9, which provided 42 percent reservations for BCs in local body elections, has led to the controversy. An interim order was passed by the High Court stopping its implementation and directing the state to file a counter within four weeks. The petitioners were also granted two weeks to reply to the counter by the state, with the hearing being adjourned for another six weeks.
With the BCs agitating across the state and R. Krishnaiah foreshadowing a possible statewide protest, heightened political activities and further discussions around BC representation in the local governance system in Telangana are likely to fill the coming days.
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