BJP MLAs Stage Protest Against Telangana Govt's Proposed 12% Quota For Muslims

Bengaluru: It was a stormy day in Telangana Assembly as BJP MLAs staged protests against TRS government's proposed 12 percent Muslim reservation bill.

The Speaker suspended five BJP MLAs for two days after they disrupted the ongoing budget session.

Speaking to CNN-News18, Telangana state BJP President K Laxman said, "TRS government is trying to overcome from its failures by bringing in 12 percent communal reservation. Instead of focusing on good governance, welfare and development of poor, KCR is resorting to petty politics. BJP has clear policy not to allow reservation in the name of religion anywhere in country."

The 12 percent reservations to Muslims in the state will increase the quota to over 50 percent and the state government will have to send it to central government for constitutional amendment for its implementation.