Hyderabad MP Owaisi promises to table private bill for 50% reservation for BCs
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi assured to introduce a private bill which supports 50 percent reservations for Backward classes(BC) during a meeting with the BC community leaders’ on Thursday.
Member of parliament R. Krishnaiah who spearheaded the discussion with Owaisi, urged the Hyderabad MP to take initiative and introduce the BC bill in parliament and provide 50 percent reservation for BCs in legislatures.
During the discussions R.Krishnaiah emphasized that “In 76 years of independence, BCs have not been granted democratic rights as per the constitution”.He further criticized that “the present central government is anti-BC and is not giving fair share in education, employment and economic opportunities to BC”.
He further highlighted the lack of political and industrial sector representation of BC. “BCs have been subjected to injustice for 76 years and still not hoping for any kind of justice in near future,” opined R Krishnaiah.Subsequentelly,h e appealed to all the parties to come forward to make a firm decision to develop the people in all fields.
“According to the recent statistics collected by the central government, the representation of BCs in the political arena is not more than 14 percent. The representation of BCs in the political arena in the 75 years when surveyed is not more than 14 percent, it shows how much injustice has been done to BCs in this democratic system” added R. Krishnaiah.
“BCs who comprise 56 percent of the overall population have only 14 percent representation in the state sector and 9 percent representation in the employment sector,1 percent representation in the industrial sector and 5 percent representation in the private sector jobs. This needs to be changed. Only way is to 50 percent reservation of BCs”, said R. Krishnaiah.
Subsequently Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi promised that he will introduce a private BC bill in the parliament on behalf of the AIMIM party. He asked other party members to gather for that.
