Karnataka Planning 4% Muslim Quota In Authorities Contracts, BJP Slams Transfer – News18
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To allow this, the Karnataka authorities is all set to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act for which the draft laws is prone to be tabled within the cupboard in the present day
The draft laws is prone to be tabled earlier than the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka cupboard on March 5. (Picture: PTI/File)
The Congress authorities in Karnataka is planning to introduce a 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in authorities contracts and tenders. To allow this, it’s all set to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act for which the draft laws is prone to be tabled within the cupboard on Wednesday earlier than being moved to the meeting throughout the ongoing price range session.
The BJP, in the meantime, slammed the transfer and alleged that the ruling Congress was indulging in minority appeasement politics. In response to the draft laws, which was accessed by CNN-News18, it is going to enable an modification to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (KTPP) Act to insert Class II(B) permitting reservation for Muslims.
The draft laws states: “For the phrases, figures and brackets “Class-I and Class II(A) ” the phrases, figures, brackets and punctuation “Class-l, Class-II(A) and Class II(B)” shall be substituted.”
“Class II(B) shall imply the backward courses specified as Class-II(B) within the orders issued by the state authorities every now and then with out contemplating the revenue standards,” it states.
It will imply that authorities contracts and tenders as much as Rs 1 crore will enable reservation for Muslims, which has similarities to what’s being offered to contractors belonging to SC and ST classes.
The BJP hit out on the state authorities, alleging that minorities for the Congress imply Muslims solely. “I hear they will take it up in in the present day’s cupboard. The BJP will oppose this transfer, that is appeasement politics. Reservation is there for SC and ST, however what’s the improvement in Karnataka? For the Congress, minorities means Muslims solely. The BJP will oppose this within the flooring of the Home,” stated state BJP chief BY Vijayendra.
The Congress responded to the allegations claiming that for the BJP, solely reservation for Muslims quantities to appeasement. Defending the transfer, Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad stated: “What’s fallacious in reservation for minorities which might be socially disempowered like Christians, Muslims, Sikhs and Buddhists? Reservation is there for SCs and STs and OBCs, isn’t that appeasement? For the BJP, if there’s reservation for Muslims, it’s thought of appeasement.”
