PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
With reservation-related calls for from varied communities intensifying following the state authorities’s determination to extend quota for SCs and STs, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday mentioned there are aspirations from all communities and acceptable selections might be taken after due consideration.
There are reservation-related calls for made by varied communities — the Panchamasali Lingayats need to come beneath Class 2A of backward lessons (they’re now beneath Class 3B), Kurubas, who’re at present OBCs, have been pushing to be bracketed beneath ST, whereas the Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas are eager to be included within the central OBC record.
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“Naturally, everybody could have aspirations. Now we have taken up SC/ST communities first. We’re engaged on giving authorized safety concerning it (hike in SC/ST quota),” Bommai mentioned in response to a query. Chatting with reporters right here, he mentioned, “On the issues (of reservation) associated to backward lessons, there’s a everlasting backward lessons fee wanting into it. There are consultants too. Based mostly on the suggestions made by the fee and taking exports’ opinion under consideration, the federal government will take acceptable selections once in a while.”
The Karnataka Cupboard on October 8 accorded its formal approval to extend the quota for SCs and STs within the state. With this, the quota for SCs would go up from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and for STs from 3 per cent to 7 per cent. Following this, the federal government would additionally provoke the method to have it included beneath the Ninth Schedule of the Structure by making a advice to the Centre.
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The choice to hike SC/ST quota is being seen by some with a political prism, with Meeting elections due in about six months. The Bommai authorities was beneath large stress from SC/ST communities and lawmakers to hike the quota and likewise to implement the Justice H N Nagamohan Das fee’s report. Additionally, ‘Valmiki Gurupeetha’ seer Prasannananda Swami has been on a starvation strike demanding the ST quota hike.