K'taka Assembly passes resolution on OBC quota

Bangalore, Apr 10: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution by voice vote to pledge the state Government's support to the Centre in its efforts to provide 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes.

Moving the resolution, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy traced the state's efforts in taking progressive decisions to uplift people from the backward classes. He recalled the yeoman service rendered by late Chief Minister D Devaraj Urs, who had set a model for the rest of the country.

Supporting the resolution, Leader of the Opposition N Dharam Singh urged the Government to set up a permanent backward classes commission for the welfare of the people belonging to the category.

Former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also spoke, regretted that the country had not implemented the Constitutional benefits to the OBCs in true spirit after independence, thereby causing setback to social justice.

The Centre should make efforts to get the stay granted by the Supreme Court on the reservation vacated to help the OBCs, he felt, adding that the state could observe a bandh, if need be, to press for reservation.

Ministers K S Eshwarappa and D T Jayakumar also supported the resolution. Mr Jayakumar backed Mr Siddaramaiah's suggestion to observe a state bandh.

The resolution stated that the state would support the Centre in its attempt to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBC category people in higher educational institutions such as Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institutes of Technology.

UNI

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