K'taka govt constitutes cabinet sub-committee on SC internal reservation
Bengaluru, Dec 13: The Karnataka government on Tuesday constituted a five-member cabinet sub-committee to make recommendations on providing internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC).
Internal reservation among SCs has been a long standing demand from these communities, and this move by the government has come five months ahead of assembly polls in Karnataka.
Headed by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy, the sub-committee consists of Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol, Fisheries Minister S Angara, Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan and Health Minister K Sudhakar.
Karjol, Angara and Chauhan are from the SC community.
The sub-committee is expected to go through Justice A J Sadashiva Commission report, which had recommended internal reservation for communities among the Scheduled Castes.
The Commission, which looked into methods of equitable distribution of reservation facilities among SCs, in its report submitted to the government in 2012, has recommended internal reservation among the castes by broadly reclassifying all the 101 castes into four groups (Right, Left, Touchables and other SCs).
A large-scale protest was held in the city on Sunday, seeking implementation of the Justice Sadashiva Commission report .
The internal reservation demand has resurfaced following the Karnataka government's recent decision increasing the SC/ST reservation in the state. Reservation for SCs was increased from 15 to 17 per cent and for STs from three to seven per cent.
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah had recently said that "Once we come back to power, Congress will take everyone into confidence and send the recommendation to the Central government to implement the Justice Sadashiva Commission report."
It was said that Siddaramaiah led Congress government's (2012-18) "inaction" in implementing the report had angered the SC-Left, who feel that the reservation's benefits are largely enjoyed by the SC-Right, and it had led to the community (SC-Left) moving away from the Congress during 2018 assembly polls, contributing to its polls debacle.
There are also reports of some apprehensions within the ruling BJP regarding internal reservation's "benefit" for the party, as some sections among SC like touchable Dalits (Lambanis and Bhovis among others) are said to be not in its favour, fearing that it may affect their prospects.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
