Back 42% quota: Telangana BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar to BRS & BJP

Telangana BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has appealed to BJP leaders, including Union Minister Bandi Sanjay, to help secure the governor’s approval for an ordinance granting 42% reservations to Backward Classes in local bodies. Prabhakar criticized the BJP’s stance and questioned why they hadn’t increased BC reservations beyond 50%.