The Chief Minister said no matter how many high-level committees are formed, they cannot make recommendations beyond the Constitutional provisions. | Bengaluru News
The state government has recommended amending the Constitution to provide internal reservation among Scheduled Castes, shifting the responsibility to the Centre. This article discusses the background, rationale, and current status of the recommendation.
Since the Modi government failed to deliver on its promise of internal reservations for Madigas within the SC fold, it was widely speculated that the Manda Krishna Madiga-led MRPS would ditch them this time.
While the Congress can form the government comfortably for the next five years, this victory itself cannot be construed as the defeat of communalism or of the BJP.