Karnataka govt committed to increasing SC/ST quota, says Bommai; all-party meeting today

BJP national general secretary C T Ravi told reporters Friday that the state BJP core committee has passed a resolution seeking an increase in reservation for ST communities. “Core committee has urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to issue an order hiking reservation at the earliest,” he said.

ಎಸ್. ಟಿ. ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ ಮಾಡುವಂತ ನಿರ್ಣಯವನ್ನು @BJP4Karnataka ಕೋರ್ ಕಮಿಟಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು, ಅತಿ ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಕಾರ ಆದೇಶ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @BSBommai ಅವರನ್ನು ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದೆ. @BJP4India ಎಂದೂ ಎಸ್ಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಎಸ್ಟಿ ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಹಿತಚಿಂತನೆಯನ್ನು ಬದ್ಧತೆಯಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ. pic.twitter.com/CzvjhOo0BA

— C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (Modi Ka Parivar) (@CTRavi_BJP) October 7, 2022

On Thursday, Rahul Gandhi – whose Bharat Jodo Yatra is passing through the state – demanded that the BJP government immediately convene a legislature session and implement the suggestions of the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report.

Earlier, Congress leaders including Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar had targeted the government for not accepting the report even though it was tabled two years ago. The report has recommended hiking reservation for those belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) from three to seven per cent, and for Scheduled Tribes (ST) from 15 to 17 per cent. This should be implemented at the earliest, the Congress said, accusing the BJP of acting against the interests of SC/ST communities.