HYDERABAD: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday demanded an answer from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for reducing reservation for Backward Classes in the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections in Telangana.
He wanted to know why the Congress government reduced the reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) to 17 per cent from the earlier 24 per cent and what happened to its promise of 42 per cent reservation.
KTR, as the BRS leader is popularly known, took to 'X' to slam the Congress party over reducing the BC quota in Gram Panchayats.
"Hello Rahul Gandhi Ji, You spoke eloquently about Telangana caste census and claimed it as a role model for other states. Congress Govt Spent Rs 160 crore with a promise of 42 per cent reservation for the BC community. Delivered 17 per cent to the BC community (reduced from 24 per cent) in the just announced panchayat elections !!!. Any chance you could share the wisdom on wasting huge money of the exchequer in this futile exercise ?" KTR wrote.