Hyderabad, Oct 2 (UNI) Rajya Sabha member and National BC Welfare Association president R. Krishnaia

Hyderabad, Oct 2 (UNI) Rajya Sabha member and National BC Welfare Association president R. Krishnaiah has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to take up the issue of the 34 per cent reservation for Backwards Classes (BCs) in local bodies with the Centre and pursue a constitutional amendment following the Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision striking down the quota. In a statement on Friday, Krishnaiah said 14 BC organisations had demanded that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu discuss the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seek a permanent constitutional solution. He argued that merely approaching the Supreme Court…