Koppal: Shivaraj Tangadagi, the Minister of Kannada and Culture Department, criticized Prime Minister Modi's performance, alleging that despite promising to create 2 crore jobs annually, existing jobs were being taken away. Tangadagi made these remarks while addressing a gathering of Congress workers in Karatagi on Monday.

Expressing discontent over the unfulfilled promises made by the BJP, Tangadagi questioned the whereabouts of the 100 smart cities pledged by the party. He also ridiculed Modi's recent underwater puja with a peacock feather, suggesting it was an unusual act for a world leader.

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Furthermore, Tangadagi lamented the denial of a ticket to current BJP MP Sanganna Karadi, whom he described as a loyal supporter of Modi and a good man. Tangadagi speculated that Karadi's absence from the contest would likely contribute to the victory of the Congress candidate, Rajanna.

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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Patil added that recruitment notifications issued without incorporating internal reservation will be withdrawn and reissued in line with the revised policy.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.