Implement 42% BC quota in local body polls: Krishnaiah

National BC Welfare Association president and MP (Rajya Sabha) R. Krishnaiah has demanded that the State government should go ahead with local body polls only after implementing 42% BC reservations. He also slammed the Congress government, alleging that it is attempting to shift its responsibility by blaming the Central government led by the BJP.

In a statement, Mr. Krishnaiah stated that 18 BC associations had met and decided to urge the State government to implement 42% reservations for BCs in local bodies by issuing a GO immediately. “The Congress government cannot escape from its promise to implement the reservations by just blaming the Centre,” he said, adding that the government should hold the local body polls by implementing the promised reservations for BCs to prove its sincerity to towards the welfare of BCs. He also advised the State government against confrontation with the Centre with regard to the BC reservations.

Mr. Krishnaiah also observed that the State government could even win the case if someone went to court against implementing BC reservations.

“The Constitution allows State governments to have the authority to decide local body reservations, which means the current Congress-led government could implement the reservations without any legal issues,” he said. Krishnaiah said that the BC associations can file a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Supreme Court to ensure that the government implements the reservations.