Telangana HC reserves verdict on plea to stop Dalit Bandhu

Telangana high court on Monday reserved its verdict on the petition filed against the orders of Election Commission (EC) to stop Dalit Bandhu in Huzurabad.

The bench comprising of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Rajasekhar Reddy dealt with the three public interest litigations filed to dimiss the EC orders stop Dalit Bandhu in Huzurabad. The petitioners told the court Dalit Bandhu is being implemented before the election notification has been released in all the districts.

They also urged to continue the scheme similarly like Centre's 'Poshan Abhiyaan'. "There is a possibility of suicides by the economically backward people if Dalit Bandhu is stopped in the state," the petition said.

Meanwhile, the petitioner's counsel asked the court to direct election commission to pass the orders resuming dalit bandhu.