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AP Govt. to challenge AP HC verdict on BC reservations in local bodies in SC

Repalle, Oct 1 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday announced that the government will approach the Supreme Court on the AP High Court’s verdict, dismissing the government’s decision to provide 34 per cent reservations to the BCs in the rural urban bodies and 33.33 per cent reservations in the urban local bodies in the ensuing elections.

The Chief Minister made the statement while participating in the NTR Bharosa pension distribution programme in Repalle in Bapatla district. He said that his government restored 34 per cent reservations for the BCs in the local bodies. However, the opposition YSR Congress party approached the high court and filed petitions challenging the decision, he charged.

The HC had struck down the BC reservations, clarifying that reservations should not exceed 50 per cent, he explained. “The government will appeal against this verdict in the Supreme Court tomorrow. Our coalition government is committed to the economic, social and political empowerment of backward communities," the Chief Minister made it clear.
Mr. Naidu reiterated his commitment to provide political, social and economic empowerment to the BCs and recalled that his government introduced 34 per cent reservations for BCs in local bodies.
Sources said that the Chief Minister instructed the officials to complete the required legal procedure to challenge the APHC verdict in the apex court. He spoke to Advocate General Dammalapati Srinivas and other senior advocates in this regard.
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