MLA Basavaraj Rayareddy urges release of social, economic census report
Koppal: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should get cabinet approval for the Social and Economic Census report this week and implement it by November 1, demanded CM's economic advisor and MLA, Basavaraj Rayareddy.
Speaking near the Ginigera airport in Koppal taluk, Rayareddy said, “Unnecessary issues are being discussed in the state; they should come to an end. Karnataka is a land of social justice and culture, the very ground where Basaveshwara walked.”
Rayareddy mentioned that he had discussed developmental issues with CM Siddaramaiah and recalled the social, educational, and economic survey conducted by the state government between 2013-18, which covered all religions and castes. The survey, headed by Kantharaj, cost ₹165 crore but the report did not reach the then CM Siddaramaiah in time. Subsequent governments under Kumaraswamy and Bommai also did not release it, he said.
Jayaprakash Hegde, appointed to the Permanent Backward Classes Commission, submitted the report to the government on February 29, 2024. “Eight months have passed since the report was handed over, and the CM has expressed his thoughts on it. I have urged Siddaramaiah to release the report, as he cares about the welfare of the underprivileged. I demand that the cabinet approve and implement it from November 1,” Rayareddy emphasized.
He further stated that during a program in Sindhanur, he would urge the CM to announce the implementation of the report. Highlighting the need for updated data on the population of different castes in the state, Rayareddy argued that the current reservation of 50% can be increased to 75%. He noted that the report offers provisions to extend reservation to other marginalized sections and sub-categories if necessary.
Rayareddy called for the implementation of the report to ensure that it benefits the people and addresses social justice concerns in Karnataka.
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BJP, JD(S) leaders helped win Channapatna bypoll: D K Shivakumar
Ramangara (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday hinted at cracks and squabbling within the BJP and the JD(S), as he gave credit to the leaders of these parties for the defeat of JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy in the Channapatna assembly bypoll.
Congress candidate C P Yogeeshwara won in Channapatna bypoll with a margin of 25,413 votes against his nearest rival and NDA candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, as results were announced on Saturday.
The Congress party swept all the three assembly constituencies in Karnataka, namely Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon, which went for bypolls.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy is the son of Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy and grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. In September last year, JD(S) joined the NDA led by BJP.
“Many people from across the parties have helped us in this election (Channapatna). Congress had only 16,000 votes in the previous assembly election. It increased in the Lok Sabha election,” Shivakumar told reporters here.
According to him, many people from the JD(S) and the BJP supported the Congress. “If the BJP and the JD(S) leaders had not supported us directly or indirectly, we wouldn’t have got so many votes. I congratulate them,” Shivakumar, who is also the Congress state president, said.
He quipped that the JD(S), which had 19 seats in the Karnataka Assembly, has now reduced to 18.
Hailing the electorate, the Deputy CM said this was people’s verdict in favour of C P Yogeeshwara to develop Channapatna constituency.
There was no immediate reaction from the BJP or the JD(S) on it.
