Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to prepare political reservation for OBCs on the basis of the socio-educational and economic survey conducted in the state and submit a report to the Supreme Court. Based on this the local body elections.
Observing that this is the only solution for the state to resolve the issue after the Supreme Court verdict, the former CM said that to prevent injustice to the backward classes, the government should hold discussions with legal experts, Opposition parties should and should be taken into confidence. Be prepared for a legal battle. Siddaramaiah’s statement comes in the backdrop of the top court on Tuesday directing the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to issue an election schedule for local bodies within two weeks. The top court said that the ongoing activity of delimitation or formation of wards by any authority is a valid ground for not discharging its constitutional obligation to notify the election schedule at an appropriate time and ensure that the elected body is established. Not possible. Before the expiry of the five-year term of the outgoing body.
The bench has observed that its order and direction is not limited to Madhya Pradesh only, but for all the States/Union Territories and the concerned Election Commission to uphold the constitutional mandate to abide by it without fail. Faced with the prospect of local body elections to be announced after the Supreme Court order, Bommai had said that he has directed the Law Department and the Advocate General to study the full text of the order, as it would be applicable to the state as well. . ,
Siddaramaiah said that the Supreme Court had ordered in 2010 that the reservation policy for employment and education cannot be implemented for political representation and the policy of political representation is through the Backward Classes Commission to collect exhaustive data and implement the triple test formula. should be prepared after SC has also reiterated the same point.
The SC has reiterated that if the revised political reservation policy is not available now, then declare all constituencies as general except SC and ST reserved seats, he said, adding, “It is unfortunate that the BJP is delaying in taking legal remedies despite the Supreme Court”. has been Noting that the Supreme Court, in its previous order, has allowed the states to give the already available data to the new Commission, the Congress Legislature Party said, the Commission will use this data. analysis and make interim recommendations.
“BJP is wasting time even though the Supreme Court has given some solution to the issue. Recalling his tenure as chief minister, Siddaramaiah said the government had conducted a door-to-door comprehensive social, educational and economic survey through the Backward Classes Commission. Data on political representation of people of all castes and there is no need for a separate survey like in other states.
“The Supreme Court has always sought complete and reliable data in matters relating to reservation. Our door-to-door social, educational and economic survey is the answer to that.”
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