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.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Kannada film actor Shivarajkumar gets cancerous bladder removed in US
Bengaluru (PTI): Kannada film actor Shivarajkumar has got his cancerous bladder removed in a Miami-based hospital in the US after surgery, the surgeon who performed the operation on him said in a video message.
Dr Murugesh Manoharan also said that an artificial bladder was created using the actor's intestine.
The surgeon was seen in the video with Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa and Shivarajkumar's wife Geetha. Geetha is Bangarappa's sister.
Later, the actor's family shared a press release stating, "We are pleased to share an update regarding Shivarajkumar's recent medical procedure. The surgery performed earlier on Wednesday was successful and we are glad to report that Shivarajkumar is now in stable condition and recovering well."
Manoharan confirmed that the surgery was success and stated that Shivarajkumar's vitals remained stable throughout the operation and during post-operative care.
The actor is currently under observation to ensure his continued recovery and well-being, receiving exceptional care from a dedicated team of highly skilled doctors and medical staff, the statement said.
The family also extended their gratitude to Shivarajkumar's fans, colleagues and well-wishers for their steadfast support and prayers. Further updates regarding the actor's recovery will be shared in due course, they added.
Shivarajkumar is the eldest son of Kannada matinee idol Rajkumar. He is the eldest among the three actor brothers, Puneeth Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar.
He has acted in more than 125 Kannada movies. He made his debut in the silver screen with the movie 'Srinivasana Kalyana' in 1974.
He made a mark with movies such as 'Janumada Jodi', 'Jogi', 'Anand', 'Ratha Sapthami', 'Nammoora Mandara Hoove', 'Om' and 'Chigurida Kanasu'.
