Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar ensures to revive 4% Muslim reservation

The Karnataka Congress chief, DK Shivakumar, reiterated his celebration’s stance on the Muslim quota, declaring that if Congress is elected to power throughout the subsequent assembly elections throughout the state, it will reinstate the quota.

He acknowledged, “As soon as our govt comes, we will cancel the reservation issue and will protect the minority interest,” in response to the BJP eliminating the 4% Muslim quota and transferring it to the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities.

The BJP authorities in Karnataka abolished the 4% reservation (2B class) for Muslims beneath the OBC quota and transferred them to the ten% pool for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) throughout the final cabinet meeting on 24 March. After eradicating the 4% Muslim quota, the quota for Lingayats and Vokkaligas was elevated by 2% each.

Previously, on March 26, the Congress criticised the BJP-led Karnataka authorities for abolishing the Muslim quota beneath Category 2B throughout the Other Backward Class (OBC) guidelines and promised it might reinstate the equivalent for the minority group if the celebration wins the state’s upcoming assembly elections in May.

DK Shivakumar referred to the movement as ‘unconstitutional’ and charged, “They (BJP government) think that reservation can be distributed like a property. It’s not a property. It’s a right (of Muslims). We don’t want their 4% to be scrapped and given to any of the major communities. They (Muslims) are our brothers and family members.”

“Entire Vokkaligas and Veerashaiva-Lingayats are rejecting this offer,” he claimed. He vowed, “We will scrap all this,” and alleged that there isn’t any justification to remove Muslims from the OBC guidelines.  According to the Gandhi loyalist, if Congress wins the election, the first meeting of the Cabinet will resume the quota.

He accused the Basavaraj Bommai administration of attempting to fireside up emotional points as BJP is anticipated to lose the elections.

The chief of the opposition throughout the state legislative assembly, Siddaramaiah, moreover attacked the BJP administration, blaming it for betraying all people by inflicting uncertainty over the reservation topic and separating people primarily based totally on caste and religion.

He remarked, “The purpose of the Constitution by Ambedkar is to provide equal protection without discrimination based on caste, religion or gender. This is what Article 14 of the Constitution says. Articles 15 and 16 provide for reservation in education and employment.”

“It aims to give special privileges to those deprived of opportunities and bring them into the mainstream. It is only when the socially and educationally backward are brought into the mainstream that we can move towards the establishment of an equal society. This is clearly stated in the Constitution,” the earlier Karnataka CM added.

Leaders of the Muslim group have proclaimed that they’re going to drawback the government. dedication in court docket docket. At a gathering on Saturday, the state’s senior Muslim religious officers denounced the switch and threatened to pursue approved movement. 

Maulavi Maqsood Imran, a frontrunner of Jamia Masjid and a guide of the Ulema Council complained, “Today, Muslims are below the SC and ST in terms of education. You can make out from the atrocities being perpetrated against the Muslims.”

In the within the meantime, the Congress launched the second guidelines of 41 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 on Thursday and as well as marked a seat for the regional outfit Sarvodaya Karnataka Party. The announcement was made following the meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee. The Congress had on March 25 launched its first guidelines of 124 candidates, which included names of former CM Siddaramaiah and State Party chief DK Shivakumar.

On Tuesday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai talked about that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parliamentary Board would finalise and launch the guidelines of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections throughout the state on April 8.

The Assembly election in Karnataka is scheduled to be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will occur on May 13.