Govt. misled BCs on 34% quota, alleges Jagan
If the government is genuinely committed to BC reservation, it should have persuaded the Centre to create a constitutionally and legally sustainable mechanism, he says
YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the coalition government of misleading backward classes (BCs) by issuing orders providing for 34% reservation in local bodies without a legally sustainable framework. The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently struck down the government orders, leading Jagan to demand Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's apology to the BCs.
Jagan questioned why the government did not anticipate the legal challenge, given previous Supreme Court judgments, and if Naidu had raised the issue with the Central government during his Delhi visits. He demanded that the government persuade the Centre to create a constitutionally and legally sustainable mechanism for 34% reservation.
Jagan also criticized the NDA government for not implementing the legislation enacted by the YSRCP in August 2019, which provided for 50% reservation to BCs, SCs, STs, and minorities in various posts and works. During the YSRCP's tenure, four of the 11 Rajya Sabha seats were filled by BCs, and BCs received 28 of 58 MLC positions.
Jagan alleged that the present government had weakened welfare measures for BCs and failed to fulfill promises made through various schemes.
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