Hyd: TRPS activists obstruct KCR cavalcade, demand to increase ST quota

Hyderabad, September 17: Activists of the Tribal Reservation Porata Samithi (TRPS) obstructed convoy of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) at Road No. 10 in Banjara Hills here on Saturday and demanded him to enhance reservation to Scheduled Tribes (STs) from 6 to 10% immediately in Telangana.
 
Earlier, KCR inaugurated Komaram Bheem Adivasi Bhavan and Sevalal Banjara Bhavan and congratulated people of Tribal community on the occasion. He said that his government is committed to resolve all the issues of STs. The CM blamed Modi government for not enhancing quota for Telangana STs. Ministers Talasani Srinivas, Satyavathi Rathod and V. Srinivas Goud, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and others were present.
 
Protesters angrily said that buildings for them will not change their lives but reservations do. They raised slogans of ‘CM down down’ while cops taking them into custody. Women activists entered into an argument with police and resisted their attempt to arrest them.