Telangana: Religion-based reservations to be cancelled in the state

BJP Telangana state president and Union Minister G. Krishan Reddy has said the religion-based reservations will be cancelled in the state that is taking a share from Backward Castes (BCs) and will extend the benefit to the BCs.

Addressing a gathering in Hyderabad, after admitting leaders from other parties from Adilabad and Peddapalli districts into the party fold, he said his party will cancel the religion-based quota if voted to power. He said announcing the BC candidate as the Chief Minister by party senior leader Amit Shah at a recent public meeting, is a revolution.

He said the previous governments have not made a BC leader Chief Minister, despite agitations took place for decades. He said for the first time BJP made a BC leader Prime Minister and he has been extending a corruption free rule in the country with utmost commitment.

He said several BC organisations are passing resolutions in support of the BJP. He alleged that both BRS and Congress failed in giving BCs their due share and failed in offering the share of the reservation meant for BCs. He said in the first cabinet meeting, we will cancel the minority reservations after coming to power.