PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Karnataka ministers and BJP legislators belonging to the dominant Vokkaliga neighborhood on Friday demanded 12 per cent reservation in admission within the state academic establishments and authorities jobs. Underneath the management of state Income Minister R Ashoka, they submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai right here.
Together with the decision for reservations, the leaders additionally put forth another calls for for the welfare of the neighborhood. The Vokkaligas come underneath the Different Backward Lessons (OBCs) in Karnataka.. “At present, we submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister to extend our reservation from 4 per cent to 12 per cent. Although our inhabitants is 16 per cent, we wish 12 per cent reservation,” Ashoka informed reporters after submitting the memorandum.
There are a lot of individuals within the peasant neighborhood which resides in abject poverty, Ashoka mentioned including that many Vokkaligas misplaced their land to varied improvement initiatives and are financially weak. In accordance with state Well being Minister Okay Sudhakar, the Vokkaliga ministers and MLAs had a gathering underneath the management of Ashoka the place it was determined to place forth this demand.
The demand comes because the state authorities made a transfer to extend reservation from 15 per cent to 17 per cent for SCs and from three per cent to seven per cent for STs. Moreover, the Panchamasali neighborhood among the many Lingayat caste has additionally demanded their inclusion within the 2A class of OBCs.