Dalit proper teams staging a protest in Bengaluru on Monday. | Photo Credit: particular association
While the Dalit left teams continued with their protest demanding the implementation of the H.N. Nagamohan Das Commission report, the Dalit proper teams converged in Bengaluru to convey strain to both drop the suggestions or modify it. Both held protests at Freedom Park right here on Monday.
Meanwhile, Ministers from the SC group met on the residence of Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday night. The particular Cabinet assembly scheduled for Saturday was postponed to Tuesday over a scarcity of consensus.
The fee has beneficial 1% to Category A for microscopic communities, 6% to Category B for Dalit left, 5% to Category C for Dalit proper, 4% to Category D for touchable communities of Bhovis, Lambanis, Korchas, and Kormas and 1% to Category E comprising AD, AK, and AA.
Multiple sources stated that a number of retired officers from each Dalit left and proper teams have been making an attempt to convey a few components acceptable to each teams.
Two choices
While one components is to drop 1% given to AD, AA, and AK in Category E and improve the share to Dalit proper to six%, and add the three communities to the Dalit proper group or break up them between the Dalit proper and the Dalit left.
The different components is to extend the reservation proportion of Dalit proper to 7% and convey all Dalit proper communities which can be in Category A, B, and E collectively. The Dalit proper teams have been pointing at “scattering” of their allied castes in three classes, thus decreasing their precise numbers and likewise reservation proportion.
Commission sources stated that some weak castes had been moved to Category 1 given their backwardness and incapability to compete with Category C. The logic was that unequal castes can not compete.
Sources in Dalit proper teams (together with Chalavadi Mahasabha) stated they’ve informed Ministers that the report might be accepted solely with revision in categorisation and reservation matrix.
Sources within the Federation for Social Justice for Scheduled Castes, representing microscopic communities and the Dalit left, stated that although Mr. Das’s suggestions have been scientific and backed by knowledge, it was open for small revision.
“We are uninterested in combating for 3 a long time and we wish an finish to the interior reservation battle,” stated a supply.
Meanwhile, the representatives of Federation of Dalit Sangharsha Samitis, who met the Chief Minister on Monday, have additionally urged the State authorities to just accept the report by revising sure features of the suggestions. In a memorandum, they stated that efforts needs to be made to maintain the unity among the many 101 SCs and guarantee equity.
Quantum of quota
Ahimsa, a gaggle representing minorities, backward lessons and common class workers of the federal government, on Monday appealed to the federal government to not breach the 50% reservation mark as per the route of the Supreme Court. Incidentally, the reservation for SCs and STs was elevated from 15% to 17% and three% to 7%, respectively, primarily based on suggestions by Mr. Das, who headed one other fee on rising reservation. This took the entire reservation matrix which was at 49% to 56%. Other Backward Classes have a reservation of 32%.
Published – August 19, 2025 01:18 am IST
