Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to fix reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBC) based on the socio-economic survey (caste census) conducted by the Karnataka Backward Classes Commission and submit it to the Supreme Court to pave way for elections to the local bodies in the State.
‘Only solution’
”This is the only solution to the problem that has arisen out of the Supreme Court order on Tuesday. The State Government should seek legal opinion and consult the Opposition parties to prevent injustice to OBCs,” he said. He added that the apex court in 2010 said that reservation provided to education and employment cannot be implemented in politics. It had further said that political reservation can be provided based on the data collected by Backward Classes Commission and after vetting it at three levels.
