T. Chiranjeevulu, retired IAS officer and Chairman of the BC Intellectuals Forum, Hyderabad. Today let's discuss whether 42% reservations for BCs in local bodies, in education, and in jobs are possible in Telangana, and what we need to do to make them possible. Parliament sessions began just yesterday. In these sessions, it has been reported in today's newspapers that the central government will bring bills on Women's Reservation and on Delimitation. That's good news — but for the last 15 months, the 42% reservation bills sent by the Telangana state government have been pending with the Centre. The bills that reached the central government in April 2025 still have no progress. Whatever queries the Centre has raised, the state government has responded to all of them. Even so, the central government is not paying attention to these bills. Similarly, when it comes to social justice, Rahul Gandhi — who claims he will break the 50% reservation ceiling — has not mentioned ...
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