Telangana BRS now to focus on OBC reservations
While BRS legislator K Kavitha, an outspoken supporter of the Bill who led a significant demonstration at Jantar Mantar in delhi earlier this year, took prompt action and wrote letters to all political parties to urge inclusion of the Women's Reservation Bill on the agenda, BRS president and chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao also wrote letters to the prime minister urging passage of both the Women's Reservation Bill and the OBC Reservation Bill. In response to more political parties supporting the cause, the union administration introduced the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament.
According to sources, BRS President and chief minister Chandrashekhar Rao would probably bring up the subject of OBC reservations during his sizable rally on september 25 in Wardha, Maharashtra. The BRS has previously expressed its support for the present agitation by OBC members and organizations against the maratha community's inclusion in the OBC category for reservations. According to insiders, a separate plan is being developed to create an OBC movement in telangana and other States through coordinated efforts with like-minded organizations.
The BRS party has a long history of supporting OBC reservations. As soon as telangana was formed in 2014, the party was crucial in ensuring that the first State assembly unanimously approved the Women's Reservation Bill and the OBC Reservation Bill, which were then forwarded to the Centre for approval.