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Transport workers' stir triggers political slugfest between CM and LoP in Karnataka
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Reservation agitation reaches Delhi; CM to lead dharna at Jantar Mantar today
The fight for BC reservations has now reached the national capital and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is all set to lead a massive protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, demanding the passage of bills ensuring 42% reservations for Backward Classes in local body elections, education and employment sectors. The Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues reached New Delhi on Tuesday evening while a special train left from Cherlapally station on Monday morning. The CM and the Ministers were welcomed with banners and posters hung across Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi and also at several places in the national capital. To intensify pressure on the Centre, CM Revanth Reddy will be staging a dharna today at Jantar Mantar. He will be joined by Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, several ministers, MLAs, MLCs, corporation chairpersons and leaders from BC communities. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is expected to attend the protest and extend his solidarity. Leaders from INDIA Bloc parties, including the Samajwadi Party, DMK, Left parties, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), will also take part and express their support for the ongoing struggle under the leadership of CM Revanth Reddy. Inspired by the slogan 'Jitni Aabadi, Utna Hissedari' (Equal share for equal population) coined by Mr. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress-led Telangana government conducted the Social, Economic, Educational, Employment and Political Caste Survey (SEEEPC) within 18 months of coming to power. Based on its findings, the State passed bills in the Legislative Assembly to provide 42% reservations to BCs. These now await approval from the Central government. Congress leaders say that BJP leaders who had supported these bills in the Telangana Assembly are now backtracking and using Muslims as an excuse to derail BC reservations by indulging in emotional politics. The Chief Minister will be in New Delhi for three days and has also sought an appointment with the President of India. The Telangana delegation will also meet leaders of other parties during their stay.
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Government has fulfilled election promise of offering pattas: Bharath
Industries and Commerce Minister T.G. Bharath on Tuesday said the State government had fulfilled the promise made before the elections by offering 'pattas' to the people living in Gudem Kottala locality in Kurnool. Mr. Bharath said that giving pattas to the people of the locality was a promise made by IT Minister Nara Lokesh during his visit to Kurnool as part of his 'Yuvagalam Padayatra' before the 2024 general elections. The pattas were given to the beneficiaries as per the GOMs 30 issued in January by the NDA government. Mr. Lokesh issued pattas to the eligible beneficiaries in his Mangalagiri Assembly constituency and Kurnool, which Mr. Bharath represents. Kurnool is the second place where the pattas were issued as per the GO. A total of 150 beneficiaries were given pattas in an acre land in Ashok Nagar locality of the city. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bharath said that the beneficiaries were given pattas by the Revenue Department and soon the same will be registered on their name. Mr. Bharath said Collector P. Ranjith Basha and Joint Collector B. Navya played a key role in helping the beneficiaries get the pattas and added that the Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC) will lay roads, dig canals and provide power supply to the locality. The Minister said that the people of the State faced severe hardships during the five year regime of the previous government and the NDA government is fulfilling all the 'Super Six promises' it made before the elections. He asserted that the TIDCO houses will be handed over to the beneficiaries by the end of this year. Mr. Bharath also participated in various development programmes in KMC limits. He performed bhumi puja for the renovation of the Gadiyaram hospital, beautification of Pocket Park, and inaugurated the petrol filling station that would be jointly operated by the Indian Oil Corporation and the KMC at Joharapuram. He said that the corporation should not completely rely on taxes for taking up development works, but should search for alternate sources. For generating revenue through alternate sources, the KMC had started the petrol filling station and urged the people to extend their support by using it. He said that the area in front of Anand Theatre earlier used to be a hub for anti-social activities and has now been remodelled as Pocket Park. Meanwhile, Mr. Bharath participated in various welfare programmes sponsored by several individuals.
