Karnataka Cabinet approves internal reservation within SC quota
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has taken a key decision on internal reservation for Scheduled Castes during a special Cabinet meeting held in Bengaluru.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced at Vidhana Soudha, along with Cabinet colleagues, that the government has decided to distribute the existing 15 per cent reservation available for Scheduled Castes among different groups.
According to the decision, 5.25 per cent reservation has been allocated to the Dalit Left-Hand community, 5.25 per cent to the Right-Hand community, and 4.5 per cent to other groups within the Scheduled Castes category.
The issue of internal reservation had remained sensitive due to differences between Left-Hand and Right-Hand Scheduled Caste communities.
An earlier Cabinet meeting had been called to discuss the matter, but it was postponed in view of the by-elections in Davanagere and Bagalkot constituencies.
The Cabinet has now taken a final decision on the issue.
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No evidence of temple demolition at Bhojshala site, Muslim petitioner tells MP High Court
Indore: A Muslim petitioner has told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that there is no historical evidence to support claims that a temple was demolished to construct a mosque at the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar district.
Senior advocate Salman Khurshid, appeared for the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society. He submitted before a bench of Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi that assertions regarding demolition lack concrete proof. He argued that there is no verifiable record indicating that a specific temple was destroyed during any particular period to build a mosque at the site.
The court is hearing a batch of petitions concerning the religious character of the Bhojshala complex, claimed by Hindus as a temple and by Muslims as a mosque, as reported by The Observer Post. Hindu petitioners maintain that the site is a Saraswati temple built by Raja Bhoj of the Parmar dynasty, while the Muslim side identifies it as the Kamal Maula Mosque linked to a Sufi saint.
Khurshid contended that the mosque structure was built during the rule of the then administration and not through any act of forcible demolition. He also questioned the historical material relied upon by the opposing side, referring to a 2003 communication attributed to the British High Commission, which he said suggested that a statue believed to be of Goddess Saraswati is in fact that of a Jain deity.
He urged the court to examine all documentary and historical evidence in accordance with legal standards. He also stressed that such disputes must be adjudicated on the basis of established principles governing civil suits.
Referring to the Ayodhya verdict, Khurshid submitted that claims over religious sites must be determined through evidence rather than historical narratives alone.
Citing historical accounts that indicated Dhar as the capital of the Parmar rulers, the senior advocate said, it has witnessed multiple phases of political change and reconstruction. He referred to figures such as Ain-ul-Mulk Multani to argue that shifts in control over the region did not necessarily involve destruction of existing religious structures. The court will resume hearing the matter on Monday.
