The Karnataka government's decision to increase reservation for minority communities under housing schemes has sparked strong criticism from the BJP. State party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa has called it "unconstitutional" and accused the Congress of indulging in vote-bank politics.
After the Karnataka Cabinet decides that the reservation for minorities under various housing schemes has been increased from 10 to 15 per cent, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi called the move against the Constitution by referring to the Supreme Court's rejection of religion-based reservation.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the initiation of a new socio-educational survey, to be completed within 90 days. He said that as per the law, it was necessary to conduct a fresh survey.
Recently, the Karnataka government launched a comprehensive caste census targeting Scheduled Castes (SCs) to gather empirical data on sub-caste demographics.
The Karnataka cabinet passed a resolution against the Pahalgam terror attack during their meeting in Chamarajanagar on Thursday. The information was given by Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah while he was speaking to the reporters.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a cabinet meeting on Thursday at Male Mahadeshwara Hills in the Mysuru region. While briefing the reporters after the meeting, the Karnataka CM said that the cabinet has decided to hold cabinet meetings in four regions of the state.
The special cabinet meeting on the Socio-Economic Survey concluded on Thursday, and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked ministers to submit their concerns in writing.
Karnataka Minister HK Patil, addressing the media on Friday, revealed that the state cabinet has taken serious note of the allegations made by the Karnataka Contractors' Association regarding several public works projects. The allegations were detailed in a commission report submitted to the
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended Karnataka state cabinet passing a bill granting a four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts and said that it was done to protect the backward class people.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday criticized the Karnataka government's decision to clear 4% reservation for Muslim contractors, alleging that some political parties engage in "appeasement politics."