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Telangana Jagruthi head calls for statewide Rail Roko on July 17 over BC reservation bills

Hyderabad, June 17 (UNI) Telangana Jagruthi President and BRS MLC K Kavitha on Tuesday announced a statewide Rail Roko protest on July 17, demanding that the Central government approve the bills passed by the Telangana Assembly for providing 42 per cent reservations to Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies, education and employment.
Addressing a BC Round Table meeting organised jointly by Telangana Jagruthi and United Phule Front in Medak, Kavitha, the daughter of BRS President and Former CM KCR, emphasised the need to exert pressure on the Central government to approve the bills.
"This Rail Roko will not just be a protest, but a declaration of Telangana BCs' strength to the rulers in Delhi," she said, adding, "we will take All BC organizations and leaders together in this protest".
The protest would send a strong message to the BJP government at Centre, she said.
The BRS MLC criticised the Congress-led state government, alleging it was conspiring to conduct local body elections without implementing the proposed 42 per cent reservations for BCs.
"We will not allow elections without these reservations", she cautioned.
"The Congress government has merely sent the bills to the Centre and washed its hands off the responsibility," she said, questioning why the state government is not intensifying its efforts to ensure President's approval.
Highlighting that many castes among BCs still lack political representation, she argued that reservations are essential to ensure political opportunities, especially for BC women.
She demanded a sub-quota for BC women within the women's reservation.
Kavitha also took jab at BJP MP from Medak, Raghunandan Rao, for not voicing support for the BC bills.
"Why has Raghunandan Rao remained silent on the issue? and the BJP-led central government too on why the BC reservation bills are not being approved," she asked.
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