‘RSS plotting to divide Kuruba community’
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Under the pretext of offering Schedule Tribe (ST) tag for the Kuruba neighborhood, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is plotting to divide the Kuruba neighborhood, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah alleged on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press convention right here, the previous Chief Minister alleged that within the title of offering quota for the Kuruba neighborhood, RSS leaders comparable to B.L. Santosh and Dattatreya Hosabale have been utilizing RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa to cut up the neighborhood.
“The RSS or the BJP have never backed any community’s struggle for reservation. There was no sincere attempt on the part of the BJP or RSS leaders to provide ST tag to the community,” Mr. Siddaramaiah stated. He added that there was an effort to mislead and create confusion locally now utilizing Mr. Eshwarappa.
Earlier demand unmet
Mr. Siddaramaiah, who additionally belongs to the neighborhood, stated the State authorities had really useful to the Centre to present ST tag for the Rajagonda neighborhood residing in Bidar, Kalaburagi, and Yadgir districts. However, the Central authorities had not supplied ST tag to the neighborhood within the final six years, he identified.
The authorities’s suggestion to embrace Koli and Golla communities within the ST class had not been thought of by the Centre, he added.
Noting that the RSS and the BJP had not been supportive of reservation, he stated as an alternative of together with the Kuruba neighborhood within the ST class, the Centre ought to enhance the ST quota from 3% to 20%. The State authorities also needs to settle for the caste census report first earlier than upsetting the Kurubas to battle searching for quota below the ST checklist, Mr. Siddaramaiah stated.
Delegation meets
Meanwhile, a delegation of Muslim neighborhood leaders met Mr. Siddaramaiah and submitted a memorandum opposing the proposed anti-cow slaughter Bill anticipated to be tabled within the coming legislature session.
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