Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has squarely blamed the YSR Congress for the Tuni incident.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Mr. Naidu said the YSR Congress took law and order into its hands. People were instigated for its vested interests. Peace-loving people of East and West Godavari districts wouldn’t have been involved in this ghastly incident. It was beyond doubt that outsiders indulged in violence, he said adding, police would take stern action.
Indirectly referring to YSRC chief Jaganmohan Reddy , the Chief Minister said, “A criminal was behind this.” They don’t want any development in the State. They opposed Pattiseema.
Legal issues
They opposed Amaravati. Now, they want to scuttle the government’s efforts to provide reservation to Kapus. “Tomorrow, BCs would be instigated to fight against reservation for Kapus. Who will take responsibility?” he asked.
Citing Supreme Court and High Court judgments on Backward Classes (BCs) reservations, he said that a lot of legal issues were involved in it. A mere GO including the Kapus in the BC list would not stand legal scrutiny.
A recommendation from the BC Commission was necessary. They (political parties and Garjana organisers) were citing GO 30 issued in 1994.
The GO clearly says that a separate GO would be issued to implement the reservations for Kapus 13 other castes. The GO lucidly says that providing reservations as it is was not enforceable. A recommendation from the BC Commission was mandatory, he said adding, “if they cannot understand the GO, they are unfit to be in politics and run a political party.” Throwing an open challenge, the Chief Minister said, “I am ready to issue a GO including the Kapus in the BC list. Are those political parties ready to ensure that the GO was implemented?” The government wanted to address the issue in an amicable manner. The government was striving to allay apprehensions of the BCs that their quota would not be affected, he said.
