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Telangana Ruling Congress and BRS Clash Over Debate Venue as BC Reservation Awaits Centre’s Nod

Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar insists debates be held in the Assembly to formalise K. T. Rama Rao’s challenge alongside the stalled backward classes quota bill awaiting Presidential nod.

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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi (file photo)
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Overview

  • Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar rejected calls for a Press Club session and said discussions on farmers’ welfare and river water allocation belong within the Telangana Legislative Assembly.
  • BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao accepted Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s open debate challenge and set a 72-hour window for venue confirmation or a default session at the Hyderabad Press Club on July 8.
  • Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s pledge to secure 100 Assembly seats for Congress remains intact, with the CM offering to take responsibility if the party falls short by even one seat.
  • The Telangana Assembly’s March 17 passage of two bills raising backward classes reservations to 42% continues to await Presidential assent after breaching the Supreme Court’s 50% cap.
  • Newly appointed BJP state president N. Ramachander Rao vowed to win a majority in upcoming local body elections and challenged Congress to implement its own 42% quota promise before polling.