Hyderabad, Sept.6 (Hydnow): Former Minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Tuesday demanded that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy seek the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defend the 4% Muslim reservation case in the Supreme Court.
Shabbir Ali, in an open letter to the Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, said that the change in political circumstances at the State and Central levels has increased the risk of continuation of 4% Muslim reservation in jobs and education in both the State.
“When the reservation was implemented in 2004-05, the Congress party was in power in both undivided Andhra Pradesh and at the Centre. Therefore, there was no conflict between the State and Union of India which facilitated smooth legal representation in the High Court and then the Supreme Court.
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But today, BJP is in power at the Centre while TRS and YSRCP are in power in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh respectively. Although TRS and YSRCP Governments are in support of the continuation of the Muslim quota, BJP is openly opposed to it. Therefore, we fear the worst if the Centre opposes continuation of 4% Muslim quota in the Supreme Court,” he said.
“The Supreme Court had granted the stay on implementation of 4% Muslim reservation on March 25, 2010, and ordered the continuation of quota for 14 categories listed under BC-E Group until further orders and referred the matter to a Constitutional Bench.
When this matter was heard in the Supreme Court, the Union of India was represented by the then Solicitor General (Late) Mr. G.M. Vahanvati. Since both the State and the Union of India were not in conflict in implementing the 4% Muslim quota, they were able to put up a strong legal fight in the Supreme Court.
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However, now the circumstances have changed. The ruling BJP is against giving reservations to Muslims. Therefore, there is no clarity on what would be the stand of the Union of India when the matter comes up for hearing in the Supreme Court on the 13th and 14th of September.
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