Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visits families of Tumkur murder victims
Belthangady: Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visited the homes of three individuals from Belthangady taluk who were killed in Tumkur on Monday, offering condolences to the grieving families.
Arriving in Belthangady on Monday morning, Khader visited the residences of Isak in Maddadka, Imtiaz Yane Siddique in Shirlal, and Shahul Hameed in Ujira, engaging with family members.
Addressing the media, Khader condemned the heinous act and stated that he had already spoken with the Home Minister and senior officials, requesting expedited DNA testing of the deceased bodies for their swift handover to the families. He assured that the police would take necessary legal steps before handing over the bodies.
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Khader stressed on the need for a thorough investigation into the extensive fraudulent network behind the incident to ensure justice. He noted the arrest of the main suspect and urged vigilance to prevent others from falling victim to similar schemes. Authorities have been directed to act promptly in this regard.
KPCC Secretary Rakshit Shivaram, former Zilla Panchayat members Shahul Hameed and Dharanendra Kumar, Block Congress President Nagesh Kumar Gowda, and other leaders were present during Khader's visit.
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Karnataka Cabinet ratifies decisions on internal reservation for SCs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka Cabinet has ratified its earlier decisions on internal reservation for Scheduled Castes and approved key modifications to streamline recruitment, including withdrawal and reissue of notifications and adoption of a 400-point roster system.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil on Thursday said the Cabinet reaffirmed its commitment to implementing internal reservation within the 15 per cent SC quota and expediting long-pending recruitment across departments.
"The Cabinet ratified decisions taken in earlier meetings (April 16 and April 24) and made modifications regarding reservation policies," Patil said.
He said the government will implement internal reservation within the 15 per cent quota for Scheduled Castes in specified proportions and revise recruitment notifications accordingly, with a 400-point roster to be followed.
If fewer than three roster points for SC arise in recruitment, then all 101 Scheduled Caste communities will be allowed to compete under SC general, he said.
Patil added that recruitment notifications issued without incorporating internal reservation will be withdrawn and reissued in line with the revised policy.
"If the Supreme Court approves 24 per cent reservation for SC/ST, six per cent backlog posts will be filled," he said, noting that urgent steps will be taken to fill 56,432 approved posts.
The latest decision follows the Cabinet's April 24 resolution that cleared a revised internal reservation formula within the overall 15 per cent SC quota, paving the way for long-pending government recruitment. The government had approved 5.25 per cent reservation each for the "right-hand" and "left-hand" groups, and about 4.5 per cent for other Scheduled Castes, including nomadic communities.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had then said the categorisation was worked out proportionately within the constitutional ceiling. "From tomorrow onwards, the recruitment process will begin with the issuance of notifications," he had said after the April 24 Cabinet meeting.
He also noted that the SC quota was fixed at 15 per cent and ST at three per cent in line with the 50 per cent cap laid down in the Indra Sawhney case, while pointing out that the Supreme Court had permitted internal reservation within constitutional limits.
