Mudragada Padmanabham has postponed his agitation seeking BC reservation for Kapu community. Following a meeting with the leaders of Kapu Joint Action Committee on Wednesday, the Kapu Patriarch gave a deadline of December 6 for the TDP government to accord BC status.

It may be recalled that, on Saturday Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said that once the Manjunath Commission submits its report, a resolution will be passed in the Assembly and will be sent to Delhi for the authorization of the Union government.

Mudragada said that by December 6, the government should be able to get the endorsement from Delhi. He said that he voted for Chandrababu believing that he would accord BC status to Kapus. So now he is ready to give time to the government to pass the resolutions. He said that postponing the walkathon does not mean that he surrendered to the pressure from government, but instead he will be touring all the districts in the state to meet members of the Kapu community,

Recalling the incident on Sunday, Mudragada said that he has shown his calibre by not only escaping the clutches of the police but also protesting when the Chief Minister was in town.