Telangana Congress Storms Delhi for BC Quota Fight

Hundreds of Congress workers and leaders from Telangana boarded a special train from Charlapalli railway station on Monday, heading to New Delhi to join a high-profile protest led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on August 6. The agitation, aimed at securing Presidential assent for Backward Classes (BC) reservation bills, seeks to implement a 42% quota in education, employment, and local bodies, as passed by the Telangana Legislative Assembly in March.

Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar were among those on the train, with Goud and Natarajan traveling up to Nagpur. Goud accused Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and BJP leaders of obstructing the quota by raising concerns over Muslim inclusion, while the BJP countered that Congress is diverting 10% of the quota to Muslims under the guise of BC reservations.

The Congress has planned a series of protests from August 5 to 7. On August 5, party MPs will move an adjournment motion in Parliament to demand a debate on the issue. On August 6, Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet will stage a dharna at Jantar Mantar. On August 7, Reddy, alongside senior leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, will seek a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu to submit a memorandum pressing for the bills’ approval.

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The bills, forwarded to the Governor earlier this year, await Presidential assent, fueling tensions between Congress and the BJP. The protest underscores Telangana Congress’s determination to secure enhanced reservations for BC communities, spotlighting a contentious political battle in the national capital.

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