Bill on internal reservation for SCs likely to be placed before next cabinet: K'taka Minister Patil
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government will introduce a law to “effectively implement” internal reservation among Scheduled Castes (SCs), and a Bill for this purpose is likely to be placed before the cabinet at its next meeting, state Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said on Thursday.
The state government has already decided on the formula for the internal split, dividing 17 per cent reservation allocated to 101 scheduled castes into three distinct groups, with allocations of 6, 6, and 5 per cent respectively.
"Regarding internal reservation, yesterday, after the discussion involving the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Ministers H C Mahadevappa, K H Muniyappa and I, along with Law and Social Welfare department secretaries regarding bringing a Bill, the Chief Minister had said if the Bill has to be introduced, discuss and bring it before the cabinet. But we could not hold a meeting to discuss the Bill ahead of the cabinet today, so the subject was postponed," Patil said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "In a couple of days, we will hold a meeting and we have decided to try to place the bill before the next cabinet."
The Minister clarified that there won't be any further restructuring of reservation among SCs, and the Bill will be prepared on the basis of the decision the government has taken.
As per the internal reservation formula evolved by the state government, the SC (Right) and SC (Left) will get 6 per cent each, while communities like Lambani, Bhovi, Korma and Korcha, and most backward/ nomadic communities get 5 per cent reservation.
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Youth Congress demands Pradhan's resignation over NEET question paper leak
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Youth Congress activists on Friday staged a protest here demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET question paper leak.
Holding posters, banners and party flags, the Youth Congress activists took out a protest rally in Bhubaneswar from the state Congress office to Master Canteen Square and burnt effigies of Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The education system has collapsed during the tenure of the BJP-led NDA government, Youth Congress leader Laxmipriya Nayak alleged.
During the past 12 years of Modi's rule, there have been 89 paper leaks and 48 examinations retested, she claimed.
"About 2 crore youths have been affected by the question paper leaks in the last 7-10 years. And, 24 lakh students have been affected by the recent NEET question paper leak incident," another protester, Shilpishree Harichandan, claimed.
"The Union government is playing with the future of the youths of the country. So, Pradhan has no moral right to continue in his position. He should step down," Harichandan said.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the NEET-UG exam, held on May 3, after a paper leak. The Union education minister on Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-exam will be conducted on June 21.
