Hyderabad, July 22 -- Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Tuesday criticised both the BJP and the Congress, alleging that they had 'cheated' the Backward Classes (BCs) of Telangana.

Kavitha referred to statements made by BJP leaders suggesting that the OBC Reservation Bill could not be passed in Parliament. She also alleged that Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, had remained silent on issues related to Telangana's Backward Classes.

"We heard many statements from the BJP leaders from Telangana that they cannot pass the OBC Reservation Bill from the central government, which is very unfortunate to hear... We have seen more than 15 states giving reservation above 50 per cent... We...