Ahead of next year's Assembly polls, the reservation issue has become a headache for Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai as several communities among OBCs in Karnataka are also seeking an increase in their reservation quota.
The Panchamasali Lingayat community padyatra, demanding more reservations to meet the educational and professional needs of its people, reached Belagavi in Karnataka on Thursday.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Panchamasali Lingayat community is holding a padyatra, demanding more reservations to meet the educational and professional needs of its people, and reached Belagavi in Karnataka today. They are demanding to be included in the 15 per cent OBC category of 2A. India News | Panchamasali Lingayat Padayatra: Backward Classes Commission Submits Report to Karnataka CM Bommai in Belagavi.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the chairman of the Backward Classes Commission submitted an interim report to him and assured that the government will take a legally appropriate decision regarding the demand of Panchamasali Lingayat community soon.