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Make PM Modi repeat his assurance on 12% Muslim quota: Congress tells KCR

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Tuesday demanded that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao make Prime Minister Narender Modi announce his support for 12% Muslim quota during his coming visit to Hyderabad on November 28. “During his speech in Assembly the Chief Minister has claimed that PM Modi was in favour of giving 12% Muslim quota. […]

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Congress thanks eminent personalities for supporting rally on 12% quota

Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress on Sunday thanked the eminent personalities and heads of various organisations for their support to the rally on 12% Muslim reservation. GHCC Minorities Department chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail and TPCC Spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin, in a media statement on Sunday, said that the ‘Walk for 12% Muslim Reservation’ held from Charminar to […]

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Congress takes out massive rally for 12% Muslim quota

Hyderabad: Announcing that the Congress party would conduct door-to-door campaign to expose the failure of TRS Government in implementing promised 12% reservation in jobs and education, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy warned Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao against deceiving the Muslim community on increasing the quota. Uttam Kumar Reddy, […]

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CM confident of getting increased quota for Muslims

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has expressed confidence of getting 12% reservation in jobs and education for Muslims in Telangana State. Replying to a discussion on Welfare of Minorities in Legislative Assembly on Thursday, the Chief Minister said he would use all his energies to get the increased quota. He said that the TRS […]

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KCR plays safe on 12% Muslim quota

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao appears to be highly cautions in dealing with one of his major electoral promises of giving 12% reservation in jobs and education for Muslims. In his message, which was read out at the annual conference of All India Muslim Education Society (AIMES) held in the city on Saturday, the […]

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KCR not sincere towards 12% Muslim quota: Uttam

Suryapet: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was not sincere towards 12% Muslim reservation. Speaking to media persons after participating in Iftar party at Osmania Masjid in his constituency Huzur Nagar of Suryapet district on Monday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that KCR […]

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Muslim reservation to be BJP’s poll agenda

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP has decided to make Muslim reservation a major issue during the 2019 General elections. Addressing a press conference in Assembly premises on Wednesday, BJP floor leader in Assembly G. Kishan Reddy said that there was no provision in the Constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religion. However, with a view […]

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BJP holds protest against Muslim reservation

Hyderabad: Hundreds of BJP leaders and workers were arrested by the police when they held demonstrations before District Collectorates across Telangana State on Monday in protest against Muslim reservation provided by the State Government. BJP National General Secretary Muralidhar Rao, MLC Ramchander Rao and other leaders were arrested when they tried to barge into Hyderabad […]

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Assembly passes Telangana Reservation Bill; enhances quota to 62%

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Legislative Assembly on Sunday passed the Telangana Reservation Bill enhancing quota for BC-E category from 4% to 12% and ST reservation from 6% to 10%. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao introduced the Telangana Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts […]

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BJP to launch statewide against Muslim quota

Hyderabad: BJP floor leader in Assembly G. Kishan Reddy on Saturday announced that his party would launch agitation across the State against the proposed reservation for Muslims in Telangana. Addressing a press conference here, Kishan Reddy said agitation programmes would be held in all Assembly constituencies on April 17 against the proposed Muslim quota. He […]