BJP Telangana President slams Congress over BC reservation issue

United News of India

21-07-2025

Hyderabad, July 21 (UNI) BJP Telangana State President N Ramchander Rao on Monday came down heavily on the Congress government in Telangana, accusing it of misleading the public on the issue of 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections and playing political games for electoral gain.
Speaking at a press conference at Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi during his first visit to the capital after taking charge, Rao said he was seeking blessings and guidance from the party's central leadership to strengthen the BJP in the state.
He informed that he met senior leaders Sunil Bansal, Arvind Menon, and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and is scheduled to meet BJP National President J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday.
Criticising the Congress party's approach, he said, "While key national issues are being discussed in Parliament, the main opposition leader is missing. Yet, they have the audacity to criticise the BJP."
He pointed out that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had visited Delhi 46 times in the last 19 months, but top Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi did not grant him an appointment even once. 'This is not just an insult to the CM but to the people of Telangana,' he said.
On the issue of BC reservations, Rao asserted that the Congress government is trying to divert public attention by bringing up the 9th Schedule without understanding the legal process. 'Even if a law is included in the 9th Schedule, the Supreme Court can still review it, as made clear in the Kesavananda Bharati case and reiterated in the I.R. Coelho judgment,' he said.
He questioned the Congress for failing to amend Section 285 of the Panchayati Raj Act in the Assembly, which is necessary to legally raise BC reservation percentages.
'The Congress is blaming the Centre unnecessarily, while not doing its own homework. They brought the ordinance only after the High Court's permission, and now they are trying to blame others,' he said.
He said the BJP supported the bill in the Assembly when it was introduced but made it clear that the party is completely opposed to religious-based reservations.
'The attempt to provide 10 per cent reservation to Muslim minorities under this ordinance is nothing but communal and political appeasement,' he said.
Rao accused the Congress government of deliberately delaying the local body elections under the guise of the reservation issue. 'They are indulging in drama to mislead the BC community instead of acting responsibly,' he charged.
Taking a swipe at both Congress and BRS, he said, 'They are two sides of the same coin. Both parties attended meetings led by DMK's Stalin, revealing their political alignment.'
Reiterating his commitment as the new state BJP chief, Rao said he would address any issues within the party and maintain internal discipline. He assured that both state and national leaderships would work together to resolve any differences among leaders or workers.
'Instead of playing blame games, the Congress should immediately implement the 42 per cent BC reservation it promised,' he called for legal clarity, transparency, and an end to what he termed as 'vote bank politics.'
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