Panchamasalis’ demand on quota stirs up a hornet’s nest
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Community to hold convention today to seek reclassification under 2A of OBC list
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Community to hold convention today to seek reclassification under 2A of OBC list
The Panchamasali Lingayat community’s demand to be included in category 2A (15%) of the other backward classes (OBC) reservation matrix has stirred up a hornet’s nest with many questions being raised on its implications for the 102 communities already in this bracket.
The community, which is set to hold a mega convention in support of its demand in Bengaluru on Sunday, is currently included under 3B (5%).
Reservation Demands: Will Do Whatever Is Possible, Says Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Reservation Demands: Will Do Whatever Is Possible, Says Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa We will put in honest efforts to do whatever is possible within the ambit of the Constitution and law. What has been done in other states in the country, I can do it here, he told reporters here in response to a question.
The Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said the matter was being discussed.
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Amid demands from various communities in the state for better reservation, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that his government would do whatever was possible within the ambit of the law and the Constitution.
There have been demands to revise the reservation for the Panchamasali Lingayat, Kuruba, and Valmiki communities.
While the Panchamasali sect are asking for Category 2A status, the Kurubas are agitating for the Scheduled Tribe tag.
The Valmiki community too has been demanding that the reservation for ST be hiked from 3 per cent to 7.5 per cent.
Pontiffs of these politically influential communities are leading the agitation, pushing the Yediyurappa-led government to a difficult spot.
Kudalasangama Panchamasali Mutt pontiff Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, who is spearheading the Category 2A stir, is leading a padayatra to Bengaluru to press for their demand.
Yediyurappa recently ordered the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes to prepare a report on including the Panchamasali sub-sect under Category 2A.
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The Chief Minister said the matter was being discussed and after consulting legal experts, the Advocate General, and other important people, the government would try to do whatever was possible.
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Amid demands from various communities in the state for better reservation, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that his government would do whatever was possible within the ambit of the law and the Constitution. We will put in honest efforts to do whatever is possible within the ambit of the Constitution and law.
Bengaluru, Feb 10 : With several communities, including Panchamasali, a subsect within the Lingayat community, demanding 'better' reservation, Karnataka