The Panchamasali Reservation Agitation Committee on Friday rejected the Karnataka authorities’s determination to be included within the new 2D class of reservation and set a 24-hour deadline for the federal government to announce the 2A quota, or equal, for the group.
On December 29, the Karnataka Cupboard categorised Panchamasalis within the newly created 2D subdivision below the backward class (BC) class, whereas they’ve been demanding inclusion within the 2A subdivision, which is categorised as “extra backwards” and provides 15% reservation in training and employment.
“There is no such thing as a readability on what advantages we are going to get below the 2D class. We wished Panchamasalis to be included below the 2A class however it was not performed. We demand the CM embrace Panchamasalis below the 2A class inside 24 hours and publish it within the gazette earlier than January 12,” Belagavi Basava Mruthyunjaya seer of Kudalasangama mutt mentioned after chairing the state-level executing committee assembly.
He additionally threatened a protest on the residence of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai in Shiggaon of Haveri district, if the group’s demand is just not met by January 12.
The Panchamasalis are the biggest group inside the highly effective Lingayat umbrella in Karnataka and have been asking for an elevated proportion of OBC reservations. The Lingayat — a group that boasts present BJP chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor BS Yediyurappa amongst its tallest leaders — type no less than 18% of the state’s inhabitants, and Panchamasalis are over half that quantity. Panchamasalis, a peasant group, have usually argued that regardless of their numerical superiority, different subsects of the Lingayats have obtained extra state consideration and have turned highly effective, sparking anger inside the group.
In the meantime, BJP MLA from Vijayapura, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, accused his celebration leaders of stopping the CM from granting 2A standing to Panchamasalis. “I’ve info {that a} minister took JP Nadda to Harihar Panchamasali mutt and pacified him there isn’t a hurry on the problem. On account of this the state authorities has delayed its determination,” Yatnal mentioned, with out naming anybody.
Public Works Minister CC Patil, who belongs to the Panchamasali-Lingayat group, on Friday mentioned it was not correct on the a part of Panchamasali mutt seer and Yatnal to set a 24-hour deadline for the federal government, looking for inclusion of the group within the 2A class of the OBC reservation matrix.
“The federal government had accomplished 90% of the work on offering the reservation for the Panchamasali group and it had been analyzing the remaining 10% of labor that concerned some technical points. Group leaders and seers must cooperate with the federal government and may have endurance until their calls for are met,” he mentioned.
Brahmin physique questions quota
A Brahmin organisation has opposed the Karnataka authorities’s plan to make use of the ten per cent quota below EWS class for assembly reservation calls for by the dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities, and has termed the transfer as “anti-Brahmin”.
Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha President and former advocate basic Ashok Haranahalli, in a video assertion, mentioned Brahmins can’t settle for the federal government’s plan and known as on all sub-sects inside the group to return collectively and oppose the transfer.
The Karnataka Cupboard on December 29, 2022 had determined to create two new OBC classes for Vokkaligas and Lingayats, and has deliberate to satisfy their reservation demand by utilising a portion of the ten per cent Economically Weaker Part (EWS) quota.
“Regardless of the instructions that 10 per cent reservation must be given to the economically weaker part, the state authorities didn’t make its thoughts on this even after a number of years.
“However they’ve now taken a choice with a plan to divide the ten per cent reservation and provides it to sure communities, and have plans to restrict Brahmins to solely 2 to three per cent,” Haranahalli mentioned within the video posted on his social media account on Thursday.
Stating that the Brahmin group can’t settle for this transfer by the federal government, Haranahalli mentioned there’s a want for the group to return collectively on the problem and make the federal government perceive their displeasure.
As per the Cupboard determination, the Vokkaligas who come below Class 3A of the OBC listing will now be positioned below the brand new Class 2C, whereas the Veerashaiva-Lingayats, who’re below Class 3B now, will likely be put in Class 2D. The present Classes 3A and 3B will likely be performed away with.
Nonetheless, the Cupboard has deferred the choice relating to the quantum of reservation to 2C and 2D classes, till there’s a remaining report from the Backward Courses Fee. Therefore, for now the reservation will proceed as earlier – 4 per cent for Vokkaligas below Class 2C and 5 per cent for Lingayats below Class 2D.
To fulfill the calls for for a hike in quota from these communities, the federal government plans to carve out from the ten per cent EWS quota that will likely be relevant to Brahmins, Jains, Arya Vysyas, Nagarthas, Mudaliars, amongst others.