Karnataka to write to Prime Minister asking for inclusion of enhanced quota in Ninth Schedule

Bengaluru After the High Court of Karnataka quashed the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 2022, the State government will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include the enhanced reservation for SCs and STs in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution. “A letter will be sent to the Prime Minister in this regard.

If a meeting with the Prime Minister is possible, this matter will be discussed,” Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar told presspersons after chairing the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Council meeting on Thursday.

“The matter came up for discussion during a meeting of legislators and Ministers from the SC and ST communities,” said the Chief Minister. On the Special Leave Petition filed in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court order, he said the responsibility of deciding who should argue on behalf of the State in this legal battle and monitoring the case has been given to Deputy Chief Minister G.