Hyderabad, July 29
Telangana Jagruthi president and BRS MLC K. Kavitha on Tuesday announced that she will undertake a 72-hour fast on August 4-6 to demand that the Centre approve two Bills passed by the Telangana Assembly for 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in education, employment and local bodies.
The BRS MLC, during a press conference, said that she would observe a fast to exert pressure on both the state and the Central governments over the BC reservation issue.
Kavitha said she would seek the government's permission for dharna, and if the government refuses to give permission, she will sit on fast wherever possible.
Kavitha made the announcement a day after the Telangana Cabinet decided to meet President Droupadi Murmu in the first week of next month, seeking her assent to the two Bills.
Kavitha, however, alleged that the Congress is not sincere about the BC reservation. She said that if the Congress party is sincere, it should immediately take an all-party delegation to Delhi.