After the Congress excessive command requested the Karnataka authorities led by the celebration to re-enumerate the inhabitants of varied communities within the state to replace its Socio-economic and Instructional Survey report, the Opposition BJP criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his “common recklessness” and sought an apology.
Taking to X, Karnataka BJP basic secretary Sunil Kumar Karkala contended that the Congress excessive command “has scrapped the caste census report ready by the state authorities.” The report, he mentioned, was “even scheduled to be accredited in a cupboard assembly at Nandi Hills. However the Congress excessive command has now stepped in, rejected the report, and requested for a re-census inside a timeframe, citing inaccuracies within the knowledge,” he posted.
The BJP demanded an apology from the Siddaramaiah and the Congress for creating “discontent amongst communities”, alleging that the chief minister had pushed for the report marred by discrepancies to be accepted by the cupboard
Earlier within the day, the Congress management suggested the federal government to re-enumerate inhabitants numbers of varied castes, whereas granting ‘in-principle’ approval to the report ready by the Karnataka State Fee for Backward Lessons (KSCBC). The excessive command mentioned the numbers offered within the report had been a decade previous.
The choice was introduced by Congress basic secretary Okay C Venugopal after the excessive command held a gathering with Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar over the matter.
The survey was commissioned in 2015 throughout Siddaramaiah’s first time period as chief minister however was positioned earlier than the cupboard solely in April this 12 months. The cupboard is but to simply accept the report and has sought written opinions from ministers concerning the findings and proposals of the report.
Dominant communities have opposed the report because the survey has discovered that the Different Backward Lessons (OBCs) fashioned 70 per cent of the state’s inhabitants and dismissed assumptions concerning the dimension of the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities. OBC teams, nevertheless, have sought the federal government to simply accept the report.
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“This report, which was ready at a value of Rs 150 crore, is a large waste of taxpayer cash and does an amazing disservice to the backward and marginalised communities. The BJP had repeatedly identified that there have been discrepancies within the knowledge of the caste census report and demanded that it’s re-examined. Nevertheless, Siddaramaiah continued along with his common recklessness even in such a delicate matter,” mentioned Kumar, BJP MLA for Karkala and a former minister.
Not simply Siddaramaiah, the Congress excessive command has additionally damage the feelings of backward and marginalised communities, Kumar alleged. “For the previous decade, Siddaramaiah has been fooling the folks on this very difficulty, creating discontent and dissatisfaction amongst communities,” the BJP chief mentioned, demanding an apology from Siddaramaiah and the Congress.