Kavitha slams BRS over silence on MLC remarks

Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) member of legislative council (MLC) and party president's daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Monday slammed her family and party leaders' cohort for their silence on the alleged derogatory comments made by prominent other backward classes (OBC) leader and member of the legislative council (MLC) Teenmaar Mallana against her.

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"I don't know the reason why the party or the family has not responded. I leave it to their wisdom. Their silence only exposes their stand towards me," Kavitha said.

Mallana made the alleged derogatory comments on Kavitha during a public meeting in Sangareddy district on Saturday. Referring to the latter's celebration of the cabinet ordinance, issued on July 10, which increased reservation in local bodies for other backward classes to 42%, he said, "Is there a pact over a plate? Is there a pact over a bed? What do you have to do with the benefits meant for backward classes? Are you even a backward class yourself?"

Following the comments, Kavitha's supporters, allegedly affiliated to her cultural organisation Telangana Jagruthi, attacked Mallana's office on Sunday, which led to his associates firing in the ai to disperse the protesters.

The top BRS leadership has not made any comments referring to or condemning either the comments or the subsequent incident of vandalism at Mallana's office.