Hyderabad: Congress BC leaders expressed hope that reservations could be implemented in Telangana on the lines of Tamil Nadu. They met on Tuesday at Minister Ponnam Prabhakar’s residence in Minister Quarters, Hyderabad.

The meeting drew several leaders, including TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, ministers Konda Surekha and Vakkati Srihari, government whips Aadi Srinivas and Beerla Ilaiah, MP Anil Kumar Yadav, MLAs Eerlapalli Shankaraiah and Makkan Singh Raj Thakur, government advisor Keshav Rao, corporation chairman Anil, and senior leader V. Hanumantha Rao.

Focus on the 42 per cent quota in local bodies

Leaders discussed strategies for the upcoming local body elections. They specifically examined the demand for 42 per cent reservations for BCs and legal strategies to defend the quota. They reviewed options to move forward within the constitutional framework.

The leaders also referred to the recent Tamil Nadu court ruling. The judgment stated that if bills pending with the Governor or President crossed three months, the state government could enforce them. Consequently, they expressed optimism that Telangana could also implement pending reservation measures under similar legal grounds.