The reservation quota dispute in Karnataka escalated because the Backward Courses Consciousness Discussion board on Sunday issued a discover to Kudalasangama Panchamasali Mutt seer Basava Jayamrutynjaya and warned him to stop his protests in opposition to reservation as it will have an effect on the backward class quota.
Within the discover issued by Backward Courses Consciousness Discussion board president KS Shivaramu condemned the agitation led by the Panchamasali Lingayats for reservation below the 2A class, a classification that at present gives 15% reservation to numerous backward castes.
Shivaramu accused the seer of scary violence and making an attempt to divide communities. “We respect the saffron costume, however it’s best to protect it. The seer is appearing like a puppet of the BJP and conspiring to unseat chief minister Siddaramaiah,” he mentioned within the discover. He additionally criticised the seer for appearing as a political chief, claiming, “He’s unfit to be a seer.”
In response, senior BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal mentioned the BJP has not sought to disclaim any neighborhood their advantages meant for the backward communities. “Now we have mentioned no to 2A class from the start as a result of there are 104 communities already benefiting from it. Now we have not requested for something that might be injustice to the backward lessons,” he mentioned on Sunday.
Accusing the Congress leaders of fuelling the controversy, he mentioned: “The proposal for 2A class was made by a former Congress MLA, now a sitting MLA. The MLA who promised 15% reservation to Panchamasalis if their authorities got here to energy is now including gas to the fireplace.”
Basava Jayamrutynjaya seer, addressing reporters in Belagavi, lashed out at Siddaramaiah for calling the Panchamasali reservation agitation “unconstitutional”. He described Siddaramaiah’s stance as an insult to the Lingayat neighborhood and Basavanna’s followers.
“The chief minister’s assertion reveals his aversion to the Lingayat neighborhood. If he believes the agitation is unconstitutional, he ought to droop Congress leaders who participated in it,” the seer demanded. He additionally accused the federal government of making an attempt to derail the reservation motion by invoking Ambedkar and the Structure.
The Panchamasali Lingayats have been demanding inclusion within the 2A class, which gives 15% reservation for backward communities. At present, Lingayats, together with the Panchamasali sect with low incomes, are categorised below the 3B class, which incorporates Christians and others.
Karnataka BJP president Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Sunday criticised the state authorities over the lathi cost by police on Panchamasali Lingayat protesters in Belagavi. The police mentioned that that they had to make use of power in opposition to the protesters after they tried to breach the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha whereas protesting for his or her demand for his or her inclusion within the 2A class.
Calling the incident an act of conceitedness by the Siddaramaiah-led authorities, Vijayendra mentioned, “The police lathi-charged peaceable protesters, together with farmers and Hindus, below the CM’s directions. That is the peak of conceitedness.”
He additionally slammed the federal government for not apologising within the legislature, alleging that the police acted below specific instructions from the chief minister and residential minister.
Defending the police motion, Siddaramaiah mentioned: “The legislation is similar for everybody. The Panchamasali seer violated it.” He urged the neighborhood to take their calls for to the everlasting backward lessons fee as an alternative of resorting to protests.
Siddaramaiah reiterated that his authorities was dedicated to following due course of on the difficulty of reservations.
