Telangana Congress senior leaders on Friday had a detailed discussion on the proposed increase in quota for Scheduled Tribes and the ongoing case in the Supreme Court on 4% Muslim reservation.
Supreme Court senior lawyer Salman Khurshid, who was in Hyderabad on , visited the residence of former minister & ex-Leader of Opposition Mohammed Ali Shabbir in Jubilee Hills. Salman Khurshid is representing Shabbir Ali in the Supreme Court in the 4% Muslim quota case.
be taken to ensure that the Scheduled Tribes get the immediate benefit from the hike in their quota in jobs and education. However, they expressed apprehension that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao might not honour his words and would not issue the promised GO to increase the quota for STs on one or the other pretext.
Salman Khurshid said that the Supreme Court would be hearing the cases challenging the constitutional validity of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections and the reservation given for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana) as a Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC). He said there were two-three important issues related to the EWS quota which might be raised during the argument. He said that the Supreme Court says that the quota, to the maximum possible extent, should not exceed 50% as it would be unfair to others.
“The meritorious candidates belonging to reserved category are eligible to benefit under 50% non-reserved open category seats. But the 10% EWS quota has reduced their opportunity from 50% to 40%. This will be discussed during the hearing,” he said. Further, many such issues will be raised during the argument by all parties.
