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What are the constitutional protection pathways for 42% BC reservations?

English translated version of " 9వ షెడ్యూల్ లేదా రాజ్యాంగ సవరణ  ఏది మనకు ఉత్తమ మార్గం  ఈ రోజు సూర్య దినపత్రిక " ఒరిజినల్ version ఈ క్రింది విధం గా ఉంది Published in Surya on 3rd November, 2025 〰️〰️〰️ The 9th Schedule? Or a constitutional amendment to Articles 15(5), 16(4), and Articles 243D(6), 243T(6)? A new argument has surfaced in Telangana regarding 42% BC reservations. Previously, some claimed that 42% BC reservations in education, employment, and local bodies were possible through Government Orders (GOs). However, after courts stayed those GOs, the argument shifted to achieving 42% BC reservations via constitutional amendment. T. Chiranjeevulu of the BC Intellectuals Forum and Justice Eshwarayya have consistently maintained from the beginning that only the Ninth Schedule would be truly useful. Let us examine the strengths, weaknesses, and feasibility of the two competing arguments: constitutional amendment versus the Ninth Schedule. The State Government’s Bill – The Nin...