Karnataka (ANI): Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday said that if the grand old party comes to power in the assembly elections, it will reverse the abolition of 4 per cent Muslim quota by the ruling government.
In March, the Karnataka government decided to scrap the four per cent quota for minorities and add it to the existing quota for the two major communities in the state holding elections.
The 4 percent reservation given to Muslims under the 2B classification of the OBC category will now be divided into two equal parts and added to the existing quota of Vokkaligas and Lingayats, for whom two new reservation categories of 2C and 2D were created during the Belagavi Assembly session. Had gone Last year.
Speaking to ANI, Shivakumar said, “We made our two lists without any complications. BJP has not been able to extend its list yet… More lists will come… As soon as our government comes, we will cancel the reservation issue.” Will do and protect minority interests.”
On Thursday, Congress released the second list of 41 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 and also earmarked one seat for regional outfit Sarvodaya Karnataka Party. The announcement was made after a meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party will finalize and release the list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state on April 8.
The Chief Minister said that the candidates have been selected on the basis of winnability.
The Congress had announced its first list of 124 candidates on March 25, which included the names of former CM Siddaramaiah and state party chief DK Shivakumar.
Assembly elections in Karnataka are to be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.
Karnataka Congress chief Shivakumar promises to repeal 4% quota for Muslims if voted to power
