Why Did Kavitha End Her 72-Hour Fast After Telangana HC Denied Permission?

Hyderabad, Aug 4 (NationPress) - The President of Telangana Jagruthi and BRS MLC K. Kavitha put an end to her planned 72-hour fast on Monday evening after the High Court refused to grant permission for the protest to proceed at Dharna Chowk.

Starting her fast at 10 a.m., Kavitha took to X to announce that she had to discontinue her fast this evening due to the High Court's refusal to allow Telangana Jagruthi and United Phule Front (UPF) to utilize the area.

She stated, "Nevertheless, Jagruthi and UPF will return with a much more robust strategy, incorporating legal avenues and other methods, to exert pressure on both the Congress and BJP parties, which have consistently denied the OBCs their rightful entitlements in local body elections," she added.

Kavitha initiated the fast on Monday morning, advocating for 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local governance.

The Hyderabad police had only approved the hunger strike until 5 p.m., informing the organizers that a 72-hour hunger strike was not permitted.

In response to this, Telangana Jagruthi had sought the High Court's intervention to allow the full duration of the fast. However, the court denied this request.

Kavitha, accompanied by Telangana Jagruthi members, commenced the fast at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park after paying respects to the statues of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, and Professor Jayashankar.

She expressed that the struggle of Telangana Jagruthi would be remembered as historic, emphasizing that Backward Classes, making up 50 percent of the population, deserve their fair share in local governance.

Kavitha called upon the Congress government to fulfill its promise regarding the Kamareddy BC declaration made during the Assembly elections, accusing them of evading responsibility by blaming the BJP.

She demanded clarity on two important Bills passed by the Telangana Assembly regarding the 42 percent reservation in education, employment, and local bodies, which have been sent to the Centre for approval.

Furthermore, she urged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to announce a 10 percent reservation for Muslims, stating, "42 percent reservations should be exclusively for BCs, while Muslims should have a separate 10 percent reservation."

The BJP has raised concerns regarding the inclusion of Muslims in the BC category for reservations, asserting that the Centre would only approve the Bills if Muslims are excluded from the 42 percent BC reservation.

Kavitha insisted that a Bill for 10 percent reservation for Muslims should be introduced in Parliament, arguing that if the Congress is genuine, it must work towards this goal.