In a sensational judgment , today a division bench of 7 member judges of the High Court strike off the 4% reservation for the Muslim community after a long debate.  It was really a big jolt to the political parties who are wooing the Muslim community for votes and support for ongoing Telangana Movement.

 

In a bid to attract the minorities support for T issue – Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has promised political reservation and a quota in education and employment based on population for Muslims in separate Telangana. He addressed a public meeting organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind on the Nizam College grounds here with permission granted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.  Mr. Rao felt Muslims would not be assured of social justice unless they got political reservation

 

Mr. Rao assured that a special provision in Constitution would be invoked, as was done by Tamil Nadu government, to extend reservation to Muslims in education and employment. They would get the reservations proportionate to their population which was 13 per cent to 15 per cent in Telangana.

 

The TRS chief also promised a budget for welfare of Muslims based on their population. He appealed to the Muslims to shed self-defeatism and assert themselves in separate Telangana.

 

Now the Muslim community is planning to again file a plea in Supreme Court.