Karnataka: Give three percent reservation to nomadic tribes, KSNTM panel urges
Bengaluru: A delegation of the Karnataka State Nomadic and Tribals Mahasabha (KSNTM), led by its president B.L. Hanumanthappa, has urged Justice H. Nagmohan Das, who heads the commission to review the implementation of internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs).
The delegation requested the commission to consider the recommendations made by the Balkrishna Renuke Commission (2004) for nomadic tribes and the Bhiku Ramji Idate Commission that was formed in 2014, to compile a catalogue of denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes, as reported by Deccan Herald on Friday.
Hanumanthappa stressed that the KSNTM has demanded the Justice Nagmohan Das Commission to allocate at least 3 percent reservation specifically for nomadic tribes in the state.
He told DH that these commissions were formed by the union government to know about the status of nomadic tribes. “They have made elaborate recommendations,” he added.
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Face of unity: Muslim-dominated Haryana panchayat elects Hindu woman as sarpanch
Gurugram, Apr 5 (PTI): The Muslim-dominated Siroli village in Haryana's Nuh district has elected its sole Hindu panchayat member as the sarpanch, an officer here said.
Thirty-year-old Nisha Chauhan was elected as Siroli sarpanch on April 2.
According to a senior panchayat officer, Siroli panchayat under the Punahana block has 15 members, of which 14 are Muslims and eight are women. The post of Siroli sarpanch is reserved for women.
Only 250 out of the 3,296 voters in the village are Hindus.
According to panchayat officer Nasim, the panchayat election was held in December 2022. However, the winning candidate, Sahana, was sacked some months later after her education certificates were found to be fake.
The newly elected sarpanch said that her victory is a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity.
"My village is Muslim-dominated but the old tradition of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood still exists there. In true sense, there is no religious discrimination in the Mewat area, a living example of which is my election as sarpanch. My victory is a message of communal brotherhood in the entire area," said Chauhan.
Former Siroli sarpanch and a current ward member, Ashraf, said the panchs have chosen Chauhan in the hope for better administration.
"Here Hindus and Muslims are in harmony. We fully participate in each other's happiness and sorrow," Ashraf said.
