Khammam, July 2 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha announced on Tuesday that the party will be holding a 'rail roko' protest to put pressure on the Central government for approving reservation of 42 per cent for the Backwards classes in Telangana.

The Congress party formed a government in Telangana because they promised to give 42% reservation to BCs of Telangana. Unfortunately, even after 18 months, it is not a reality.... To exert pressure on the Union and the state government, people of Telangana, OBCs of Telangana and Telangana Jagruthi are organising a rail roko on July 17," the BRS leader told ANI here.

Earlier in March, the Congress-led Telangana government had passed two bills, The Telangana Backward Classes, Sched...