The Telangana Assembly passed a Bill increasing reservations for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and backward classes (BCs) to 67 per cent (of which 42 per cent is reservation for BCs) on 17 March 2025, he said.

“The Legislative Council did so a day later. On 30 March 2025, the governor sent the Bill to the President of India for assent. Over four months have passed and that assent is still awaited,” Ramesh pointed out.

The Bihar Act came into being when Nitish Kumar had not yet somersaulted and was heading a JD(U), RJD, and Congress government, he said.

“But given the social realities of Bihar, the BJP was in no position to get the governor to delay or derail assent to the Bill. It is important to note that the governor did not send the bill for presidential assent,” he said.

“However, in Telangana, the BJP is certainly creating hurdles, exposing its commitment to social justice. Why else would presidential assent be held up for over four months?” Ramesh said.