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Hans India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Cong Madiga MLAs rush to Delhi to mount pressure on party top brass
Hyderabad: Upping their ante, the four Madiga MLAs have reached Delhi to meet party top brass to stake claims for cabinet berth, as the Cabinet expansion is on cards. A day after the meeting AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, they met party secretary K C Venugopal to further their objective. Led by Adluri Laxman Kumar, the Dharmapuri MLA, the delegation consisted of Manakondur MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana, Thungathurthi MLA Mandula Samuel and Jukkal MLA T Laxmikantha Rao. They urged the AICC leader to provide a berth in the Cabinet reflecting the proper representation of the community. Earlier during the day, the MLAs said that they were visiting the national capital after representing the matter to the State leadership. They cited this as their fair demand and held that the Madigas should definitely be given a berth in the cabinet. The MLAs said that the Madiga community has been supporting the Congress from the beginning and emphasised that they have no objection to giving Malas a place in the cabinet.
Hans India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Madiga MLAs intensify demand for Cabinet berth
Hyderabad: With high speculation of Cabinet expansion within days, the Madiga MLAs who have been urging for their due share, intensified their demand on Wednesday. The MLAs who have on several occasions represented matters at AICC level called on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and also Meenakshi Natarajan, the AICC State incharge. The six MLAs who submitted their representation to CM, later met the AICC in-charge at MLA Quarters under the leadership of Adluri Laxman Kumar, the Dharmapuri MLA. While claiming that the Madigas be given proper representation in the Cabinet as per the proportion of their population in the State, they have been raising their pitch for the past few months. This development comes a day after the MLAs held a meeting, where they discussed their plan of action for pursuing the demand. This meeting was attended by Manakondur MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana, Thungathurthi MLA Mandula Samuel, Chevella MLA Kale Yadaiah and Nakrekal MLA Vemula Veeresham, the latter two participated virtually. They have planned to meet AICC top brass including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and also KC Venugopal, while reminding them of the social justice norm of the party. They have intensified their demand following the speculation that Gaddam Vivek's name was under consideration, which represents the Mala community. For the past few months, particularly after the Congress government has passed the resolution 42 per cent BC reservation, the groups including Madiga, Lambada (ST) and besides BCs are fighting it out in favour of their respective communities in the cabinet.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
MLAs from Madiga community meet Meenakshi Natarajan, make fresh demand for Cabinet berths
Several Congress MLAs, including a group of MLAs from the Madiga community, called on AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 28, 2025), stressing the need to provide them with berths in the Cabinet in the upcoming expansion. In a memorandum submitted to her, they underscored the community's strong support for the Congress, both historically and in the recent Telangana Assembly elections. 'We have submitted a request to give our community a chance in the Cabinet,' Manakondur MLA K. Satyanarayana said, adding that they would go to Delhi on Thursday and meet the AICC president to press their demand. The MLAs claimed that the Madiga community, which has a large population among SCs, deserves representation in the Cabinet. 'We demand that Madigas be given ministerial posts,' said Dharmapuri MLA and Government Whip Adluri Laxman. 'Rahul Gandhi said that the share should be given according to the population, and we want a place in the Cabinet for our people.' Meanwhile, Chennur MLA G. Vivek, Mancherial MLA K. Premsagar Rao, and Ramagundam MLA Makkan Singh Thakur from Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency also met Ms. Natarajan claiming to be worthy of the role due to their background and contributions to the party. Ramagundam MLA Raj Thakur said, 'I am the most backward caste MLA and have done a lot of work for the party since my NSUI days. I have also submitted a petition to the Chief Ministet requesting a ministerial position and also asked for the post of party working president.' While party leaders from Adilabad, Peddapalli, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Medak, and Malkajgiri parliamentary constituencies were scheduled to meet the AICC in-charge for the State, Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha and TPCC working president T Jagga Reddy from Medak have called on Meenakshi. Interacting with media, Mr. Jagga Reddy said that Ms. Natarajan was on a 'doctor duty' to find out the problems faced by party leaders and resolve them. 'If there are any problems, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, PCC chief Mahesh Goud, and Ms. Natarajan will resolve them.' he added. Later in the night, Ms. Natarajan and other Congress leaders met Mr. Revanth Reddy.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Internal quota likely by June: Ex-minister
Ballari: Former minister H Anjaneya said he was optimistic that the survey to fix internal quota for Scheduled Caste communities will be completed by the end of May and the internal reservation matrix would be declared in June. At a press conference Sunday, he said: "Some Beda Jangamas are trying to claim benefits meant for Scheduled Castes. If a fraudulent certificate is obtained, both issuer and the recipient will face imprisonment. We cannot remain passive if they attempt to infringe upon rights of Madigas. This issue has already been reported to the Commission." He said the struggle to fix internal reservation has been going on for the past 35 years and blamed it on a lack of population data. He said: "The Prime Minister has now consented to a caste census because Rahul Gandhi pushed for one. The state and Union govts must demonstrate their commitment in this matter [caste census and internal reservation]. Following the current caste census, there would be unanimous support for the decision to establish internal reservation," he said. However, he acknowledged the difficulty of the task saying: "In some regions, SCs practice Christianity and Buddhism. These individuals must accurately record their original caste."
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Madigas urge govt to fulfil internal reservation demands
Mysuru: State Madiga community functionary and former minister H Anjaneya on Saturday asserted that Madigas will continue their agitation statewide until demands like granting internal reservation and representation in the cabinet, boards, and corporations are fulfilled by state govt. He was speaking at the meeting attended by Madiga community leaders of Mysuru-Chamarajanagar districts held at Jaladarshini guesthouse in Mysuru. He said that even though Madigas are in sizable numbers across the state, including Mysuru-Chamarajanagar, Kolar, and Chikkaballapur, hardly a few leaders were elected from the community, like former ministers N Rachaiah, TN Narasimhamurthy, state food and civil supplies minister KH Muniyappa, Govind Karjol, and Ramesh Jigajinagi. Injustice was meted out to the community people during both political representation, appointments to boards and corporations, recruitment to various posts of govt, and several other sectors over the years, he claimed. Even though Madigas launched a statewide agitation following the success of a similar agitation by their community members in Andhra Pradesh demanding internal reservation, their demands remained unfulfilled by successive govts at the state and at Centre due to a lack of unity among the community members. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No dark spots, 10 years younger! Just take this from Guardian URUHIME MOMOKO Learn More Undo However, the state Congress govt led by chief minister Siddaramaiah is committed to granting internal reservation, he said. Accurate population data is a must to receive benefits from the govt in the coming days as CM Siddaramaiah will ensure internal reservation for all Scheduled Castes, including Madigas, based on their population once the survey completes. Madigas will get their demand of seven percent reservation once the survey is completed in the state, he claimed. Congress MLC Dr Thimmaiah was present. CM will implement internal quota for SCs after survey Mysuru: Former minister H Anjaneya on Saturday said that CM Siddaramaiah will ensure internal reservation for Scheduled Castes once the ongoing survey, headed by Justice Nagamohan Das Commission to collect the data of Scheduled Castes, is complete. Speaking to reporters, he said the survey helps to collect exact data of all SC populations, which is essential to receive benefits from govt. He also mentioned that state govt has withheld and postponed various recruitment and promotions following the ongoing survey of the Scheduled Caste population.
