Normal life came to a standstill across Telangana on Saturday as a bandh, organised by Backward Classes (BC) organisations and backed by major political parties, shut down businesses, educational institutions, and public transport throughout the state. The protest responded to the High Court's recent stay on a government order that allotted 42% reservation for BCs in local bodies, a decision the Supreme Court declined to intervene in.
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The bandh, called by the Backward Classes Joint Action Committee (BC JAC), was supported by the ruling Congress party, oppositi
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