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YSRCP Slams BC Quota GOs as Deception, Demands 34% Seat Allocation
- •YSRCP leaders Dharmana Prasada Rao and Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna criticized the High Court's decision to strike down GOs 105 and 1065 on BC reservations, calling it a political game by the Chandrababu Naidu government.
- •The High Court invalidated orders providing 34% BC reservation in rural local bodies and 33.33% in urban bodies, directing local-body elections within six weeks.
- •YSRCP had warned that the GOs would face legal challenges as aggregate vertical reservations for SCs, STs, and BCs typically cannot exceed the 50% ceiling.
- •YSRCP challenged Chandrababu Naidu to demonstrate commitment to BCs by ensuring 34% political representation in upcoming local elections, rather than relying on announcements that fail judicial scrutiny.
- •YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has previously expanded BC political representation, including nine of 13 Mayor posts and substantial representation in various leadership roles, compensating for judicial limits on statutory reservation.
Key Questions Answered
The High Court struck down the government orders because aggregate vertical reservations for SCs, STs, and BCs cannot ordinarily cross the 50 percent ceiling, and the government failed to establish a legally sustainable basis or provide proper data for the 34 percent figure.
YSRCP leaders demanded that the government issue an unconditional apology to the BC community and challenged them to demonstrate true commitment by allocating at least 34 percent of political opportunities and seats to BCs in the upcoming local body elections.
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy expanded BC representation by securing nine of 13 Mayor posts, six of 13 Zilla Parishad Chairperson posts, four Rajya Sabha positions, 11 of 25 Lok Sabha candidatures, and nearly 48 percent of MLC positions.