Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K T Rama Rao (KTR) extended full support to the bandh called by BC associations on October 18, asserting that the BRS would stand firmly with the Backward Classes in their fight for justice and equitable reservations.

BC Association leaders, along with Rajya Sabha MP R Krishnaiah, met KTR at his residence on Wednesday to seek the BRS's support for the upcoming bandh. Senior party leaders and representatives of several BC associations also attended the meeting.

During his interaction, KTR recalled that BRS President K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was the first leader in the country to demand the establishment of a national OBC Welfare Department. He said the BRS had consistent...