Reservations for Muslims will be removed in Telangana: Amit Shah

Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during ‘Vijay Sankalpa Sabha’ in Chevella, Telangana, stated that if the BJP comes to power in the state, reservations for Muslims will be removed.

“Countdown for the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS Government in Telangana has begun and the BJP’s fight will not stop until the present regime is dethroned,” said Union Minister Amit Shah.

He further said if BJP comes to power in Telangana, reservations for Muslims will be removed. Elections are due in the southern state later this year.

He further said that the countdown for the ruling BRS in Telangana which has been running a corrupt government in the state for the last nine years.

He alleged the entire world is watching the public outrage against BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samiti) addressing the chief minister of Telangana he said, BJP is forming government in Telangana and the corrupt will be put behind bars, he claimed.

"Telangana people have come to know about you (KCR) and your family corruption. To divert attention they made TRS to BRS," Shah said about KCR recently renaming his founded party.

He charged policing and administration in Telangana have been completely politicised and welfare measures which are being extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi are not percolating down to the grassroots.

Referring to the arrest of Telangana BJP president and Lok Sabha MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar recently in connection with the case of malpractice after a Class 10 board exam question paper surfaced in an instant messaging app, Shah said party workers won't be cowed down by such acts.

"He feels that BJP party workers will be scared if put behind bars. KCR listen, our workers are not scared of your atrocities. Our fight will not stop until you are dethroned," said Shah.

Addressing the public, Bandi Sanjay accused Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao of blocking development in the state and promised free education, healthcare, and job opportunities if the BJP came to power.

Sanjay Kumar also shared his experience of being illegally arrested in the middle of the night in the tenth Hindi paper leakage case and being driven around for eight hours.

He further recounted telling activists not to worry because "the tiger is coming" to protect them. He then went on to describe Amit Shah as a tiger that protects activists, which received a standing ovation from the audience.

Congress reacts on the abolition of Musium reservation

In response to Amit Shah's announcement at the Chevella meeting regarding the Muslim reservations in Telangana, G. Niranjan, Senior Vice President of TPCC criticized BJP's narrow-minded politics and accused the party of using such decisions for political gain.

Niranjan warned that if the Muslim minority people feel insecure, it could lead to serious disruptions to the wider interests of the country. He pledged that the Congress party would prevent the BJP's machinations and safeguard the rights and interests of minorities.

Inputs from PTI