Hyderabad, March 15 -- Chief Minister Revanth Reddy declared that neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor Home Minister Amit Shah could revoke the 4 per cent reservations granted to Muslims in the state by the Congress party. He said Telangana was under Congress rule and it is the party's responsibility to safeguard these protections for Muslims. He affirmed that Muslim reservations would be safeguarded with the assistance of senior lawyers in the Supreme Court.

Addressing the State Government's Dawat-e-Iftar at LB Stadium in Hyderabad today, the Chief Minister noted that despite Amit Shah's rhetoric at public meetings, under no circumstances would they be able to abolish Muslim reservations. He underscored the Congress government's dedic...