Basavaraj Bommai was speaking about the recent decision by Siddaramaiah's cabinet on providing internal reservation among the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in the state, by recommending an amendment of Article 341(3) of the Constitution
The BJP has called out the Congress and alleged that it has backtracked on its poll promise of implementing the Justice AJ Sadashiva Commission, which recommends internal reservations for SCs
The state government has recommended amending the Constitution to provide internal reservation among Scheduled Castes, shifting the responsibility to the Centre. This article discusses the background, rationale, and current status of the recommendation.
Addressing the media after the meeting, Law minister HK Patil and social welfare minister HC Mahadevappa said the Cabinet had decided to recommend to the Center to constitutionally empower the states to revise the reservation according to the new census and to amend Article 341 of the Constitution for internal reservation. The move is likely to boost the Congress partys chances in the Lok Sabha polls due in a few months.
On the threshold of the Assembly polls in Karnataka, the BJP government led by Basavaraj Bommai tweaked the SC/ST and OBC reservation quota to accommodate the long pending demands for enhanced quotas from the various communities.