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The Telangana Cabinet's decision to proceed with Gram Panchayat elections in December without legally implementing the promised 42% reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) has triggered intense backlash from BC organizations, who accuse the Congress government of betraying its electoral commitments and perpetuating political marginalization of BCs, who form over 50% of the state's population.

The 42% BC Reservations Sadhana Samithi, in a press note issued by its President T. Chiranjeevulu (Retd. IAS), along with Chairman Justice V. Eshwariah, Vice Chairman Dr. Visharadan Maharaj, and Working President B. Balraj Goud, described the government's haste to conduct elections amid pending legal hurdles as a deliberate conspiracy. 

T. Chiranjeevulu strongly condemned the decision, stating:

"Conducting elections without making the 42% reservations that are the legitimate right of BCs legally valid is nothing but deceiving the BCs once again and we consider this decision as a conspiracy to prevent BCs from growing politically." He further emphasized the constitutional stakes, remarking: "This is not just a political promise; it is a test of protecting the constitutional rights of BC communities."

Warning of public disillusionment, Chiranjeevulu added, "There is a danger that the people will view all the actions and programmes undertaken so far by the Congress Party government for reservations as political drama and fake measures intended to deceive the BC people."

The Samithi demanded immediate central approval for the 42% quota, its inclusion in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, an all-party meeting with the Prime Minister, and threatened statewide protests, bandh, and parliamentary disruptions if the demands are ignored. It urged the government to withdraw the election notification until reservations are legally secured, vowing united BC agitation against any dilution of their rights.