BJP govt. has given internal reservation which Congress couldn’t do, says Bommai
The Hindu
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has done what the Congress had failed to do after all these years with regard to increasing internal reservation based on population.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has done what the Congress had failed to do after all these years with regard to increasing internal reservation based on population.
Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Thursday, Mr. Bommai said that the Congress had been paying only lip sympathy to Dalits and making tall claims about social justice but in reality it had done nothing for the oppressed classes.
He said that out of frustration, the Congress is making baseless allegations against the BJP and the Congress stand on internal reservation issue will backfire. All these years, the Congress had used the Dalits as vote bank and it is BJP which has now done justice to them, he added.
On the final list of BJP candidates, he said that the Core Committee meeting has concluded and the final list will be announced on the morning of Saturday.
To a query, he said that Central leaders are in touch with Telugu film star Pawan Kalyan regarding campaigning for the party and further information is awaited.
On the former Minister Vinay Kulkarni, who is an accused in a murder case, being given Congress ticket, Mr. Bommai said that he won’t comment on it as the matter is before court. The people will decide on such issues, he said.
Regarding BJP ticket for candidates with criminal background, he said that there may be various cases in different stages before courts against aspirants. Ticket will be given considering all aspects.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.