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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP stages protest condemning Congress govt. diverting funds meant for SCs, STs for guarantee schemes
The Kalaburagi district unit of the BJP on Monday staged a protest condemning the State government's decision diverting Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan (SCSP and TSP) grants to fund the guarantee schemes. The protest was led by BJP State vice-president and former Minister N. Mahesh. BJP SC Morcha State vice-president Ambaraya Ashtagi, State OBC Morcha secretary Avvanna Myakeri, the former Zilla Panchayat president Nitin Guttedar, the former Zilla Panchayat vice-president Harshanand Guttedar and members of the party's district unit took part in a protest march from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk to the Social Welfare Office. They concluded the agitation by submitting a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner's office addressed to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. Mr. Mahesh strongly criticized the Siddaramaiah-led government in the State for utilizing the SCSP and TSP funds reserved for the welfare of Scheduled Castes to fulfill the Congress' guarantee schemes. The aim of allocating SCSP and TSP grants is to bridge the socio-economic gap between the oppressed communities and the general population by providing benefits under education, health, housing and infrastructure development through various schemes. Slamming Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge for defending their policies stating that Section 7 (C) of SCSP and TSP Act has provision to utilize SCSP and TSP funds for other welfare schemes and communities are benefiting proportionately; Mr. Mahesh accused the Congress Dalit leaders of maintaining a stoic silence over the concerns of marginalized communities. He questioned why the State government has not diverted the funds allocated to various development corporations to uplift their respective communities for the guarantee schemes but is targeting only the SCSP and TSP grants. Mr. Mahesh demanded that the State government scrap Section 7 (C) of SCSP and TSP Act in the ongoing monsoon session of the State Legislature. The guarantees are general schemes benefitting various communities and SCSP and TSP grants cannot be diverted to fund them as it will go against the objective of empowering the SCs and STs communities. Accusing the officials of various departments in Kalaburagi district of not providing information, the former Minister likened the administration to the Nizam rule and said that the officials are functioning just like clerks under the erstwhile Razakars.
The Hindu
03-08-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Bhim Sene activists flay Yathindra for comparing CM with Nalwadi
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Bhim Sene have strongly objected to former MLA Yathindra's recent comparison of his father, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, with the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. The activists marked the death anniversary of the late maharaja in Mysuru on Sunday and staged a demonstration in the city carrying placards condemning Yathindra. Bhim Sene activists termed the comparison as flawed and disrespectful to the legacy of Nalwadi. The Bhim Sene members such a comparison was flawed because Siddaramaiah ''thwarted'' the growth of leaders like Mallikarjun Kharge and G. Parameshwara in his bid to become the Chief Minister whereas Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar tried to empower the poor and the socially backward groups. It said the maharaja established nearly 800 schools for the backward classes including the SC/STs in those days, pledged family silver to construct KRS dam which benefits lakhs of farmers. ''On the other hand the funds meant for exclusive use of SC/STs and allocation in Budget in proportion to their population, was being diverted to fund the guarantee schemes,' said the Bhim Sene activists. The sene accused the Siddaramaiah-led government of diverting thousands of crores meant for the Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP). The activists demanded that the Chief Minister first ensure justice for Dalits and uphold constitutional values before any such comparisons are made. ''Nalwadi constituted Miller Commission in 1918 and introduced reservation in jobs whereas Siddaramaiah spent over ₹165 crore for Kantharaj Report and rejected it after 10 years due to pressure from the upper caste groups,' the the activists added, and sought an apology from Yathindra for such a comparison.
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Migrant SC people should get reservation benefit in Puducherry: CPI (M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has sought the intervention of Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy in resolving the long-pending issue faced by the migrant Scheduled Caste (SC) population in getting reservation benefits for employment and education opportunities in the Union Territory. In a letter to the Chief Minister, party secretary S. Ramachandran said the Dalits constituted 16% of the population in Union Territory. According to statistics available with Puducherry government, 60% of the total SC population in UT are indigenous and 40% migrant. The territorial administration receives funds from the Centre for implementation of Scheduled Castes Sub Plan based on the total number of SC people. The number of seats reserved in the Assembly was also based on total SC population, the letter said. 'However, benefits of welfare schemes and reservation are provided only to the indigenous SC people. The government had issued a notification announcing reservation benefits to indigenous SC people alone. The order was quashed by the Supreme Court in 2014, but the government continues to ignore migrant population for reservation benefits. Only those individuals who gets individual reprieve from Court gets the benefit. The Chief Minister should find a solution to this,' the letter said. Like for Other Backwards Castes and Most Backward Classes, the government should maintain 2001 as cut-off year for residential certificate and provide reservation benefits for SC migrant in jobs, promotions and education purpose. The native matrilineal descendants should also be given Native Scheduled Caste Certificate without any gender discrimination, the letter said. 'The government should stop discriminating the Dalit community on the basis of indigenous and migrant. It is a fact that migrant people played a significant role in the liberation struggle, social, cultural history and social development of Puducherry. Dalits cannot be left out on this. The government should find a solution to the issue,' Mr. Ramachandran said.
