Hyderabad ( Telangana ) [India], October 13 (ANI): Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and prominent Backward Class (BC) leader R. Krishnaiah launched the State Bandh poster and announced that over 30 Backward Class organisations have formed a Joint Action Committee to demand justice for the Backward Class community.

Speaking to ANI, Krishnaiah stated that the ongoing High Court hearing on Backward Class reservations in local body elections is irrelevant. In response, the committee has called for a state bandh on October 18 to press for their demands.

Earlier, the Telangana High Court granted an interim stay on the notification for local body elections in the state on Thursday.

The bench allowed petitions challenging the state government's order providing 42 per cent reservati

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