Ø AICC spokesperson Dasoju Shravan demands OBC voters survey and categorisation of BCs ahead of Municipal Corporations elections
Ø Dasoju Shravan warns CM KCR of severe backlash from Telangana OBCs, if TRS Government continues with its betrayal tactics even in Municipal Corporations elections alike in Panchayath Raj polls
Ø Citing the backwardness of more than 100 OBC communities, Dasoju Shravan stresses on the urgent need for categorisation of OBCs
Hyderabad, October 12: AICC spokesperson and senior Congress leader Dasoju Shravan warned Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao of severe backlash from Other Backward Classes(OBCs), if Government does not conduct caste census to ascertain OBCs population and provide reservations accordingly in the upcoming Municipal Corporations elections. Saying that TRS Government has been betraying OBCs through political trickery, Dasoju Shravan demanded for conducting OBCs census through BC Co-operative Finance Corporation and also implement OBC categorisation even in elections alike in education and employment spheres.
"TRS government is betraying OBCs through political trickery. In the Panchayath Raj Act brought out in 2018, Govt announced 34 percent reservations for OBCs to woo them. But the same government has obstructed the implementation of these reservations in Panchayath Raj elections by adopting sly tactics. A Gopal Reddy, a TRS leader, approached the High Court against 34 percent reservations for OBCs, saying that it will breach 50 percent cap on reservations rule. The Telangana Government announced that it will approach the Supreme Court to ensure 34 percent reservations, but did not even fight in the case. As a result, OBCs have lost opportunities in Panchayath Raj elections. Telangana Government is once again trying to deceive OBCs in Municipal Corporations elections and called for a Special Assembly Session to make amendments to GHMC Act. But now we are warning CM K Chandrashekar Rao that, OBCs we will launch a mass agitation against TRS Government, if it goes ahead to conduct Municipal Corporation elections without taking up OBC voters survey and categorisation," said Dasoju Shravan, speaking at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Monday.
As Government is holding a special session of Assembly on Oct 13 and special session of Council on Oct 14, Dasoju Shravan said, "Telangana state was formed with sacrifices of SCs, STs, OBCs and Minorities. It was the people from downtrodden sections who sacrificed their lives for the separate state, believing that their lives will become better and social justice will be achieved. Another important feature of Telangana state is more than 90 percent of people belong to SC, ST, OBC and Minorities sections. BCs form more than half of the population with 52 percent share in total population of the state. Just because your Government has majority you cannot bulldoze and suppress aspirations of downtrodden sections. Opinions of all the stakeholders should be taken before making amendments to GHMC Act in Assembly. A scientific survey of OBC voters has to be done before conducting elections for Hyderabad, Warangal and Khammam Municipal Corporations elections. Or else Government has to get ready for backlash from OBCs in Telangana."
"Not just OBC census, but there is an urgent need for even categorisation of OBCs. There are about 113 OBC communities in Telangana. Among them about 100 castes did not even get any political representation till now. They have not even become sarpanches or ward members. Only few OBC communities have been enjoying reservation benefits. I want to clarify that there is no word like 'BC.' You can only say BC-A, BC-B, BC-C, BC-D, BC-E. If the downtrodden sections have to get representation in political activity and the the true spirit of democracy has to be achieved, then OBC categorisation has to be done and reservations provided accordingly," further said AICC spokesperson Dasoju Shravan, raising his voice for OBC categorisation.
Dasoju Shravan cited the example of neighbouring state Karanataka in case of OBC categorisation and urged Telangana government to follow the same model in ensuring justice for OBCs.
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