US EditionTelangana Congress’ Dharna Begins in Delhi for 42% BC Quota in Education, Employment and Local Body Polls
DELHI, AUG 6 – Congress demands presidential approval for Telangana's 42% OBC reservation bills after a state caste census, accusing the central government of delaying assent amid rising political pressure.
- On August 6, 2025, A Revanth Reddy, the Chief Minister of Telangana, along with leaders from the Congress party, organized a dharna at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to urge the President to approve legislation that increases Backward Classes reservation to 42%.
- The protest followed the Telangana government’s November 2024 caste survey and Assembly-passed Bills proposing 42% BC reservation in education, employment, and local bodies, pending Presidential approval.
- Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, mobilized supporters and framed the dharna as a fulfilment of the Kamareddy Declaration poll promise, linking it to social justice and political optics against the BJP-led central government.
- The reservation policy breaches the 50% cap set by the Supreme Court, awaiting a Governor-approved ordinance, while critics from BRS and BJP call the Congress approach insincere and dispute including a 10% Muslim quota.
- The dharna aims to pressure the Centre and the President to approve the Bills before local body elections, highlighting Telangana’s model status and ongoing efforts to implement the enhanced BC reservation.
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Decode Politics: Why Telangana CM Revanth Reddy has led Congress’s BC quota battle to Jantar Mantar
Revanth Reddy govt is demanding Presidential assent to 42% BC quota Bills passed by Telangana Legislature, even as HC has asked it to complete rural local body polls by September 30
Analysis: More Political Optics In Revanth Reddy's Delhi Dharna?
The dharna at Jantar Mantar today is meant to create the political optics of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and the Congress as champions of reservation for the backward classes, attempting to put the central government on the defensive.
Delhi: Congress to Protest at Jantar Mantar over 42 % OBC Reservations in Telangana
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Congress workers, led by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, along with state ministers, MLAs, and Corporation Chairmen, will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi today over the 42% OBC reservation in Telangana's local bodies. India News | Delhi: Congress to Protest at Jantar Mantar over 42 % OBC Reservations in Telangana.
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