Terming his government’s recent decision to increase reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) by 2% and 4%, respectively, as a revolutionary stride, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai took a dig at the Congress stating that his government has done what was not done in the last 50 years.
Interacting with presspersons in Hosapete before leaving for Jana Sankalpa Yatre on Wednesday, he noted that the decision to extend the reservation period for SCs and STs was taken by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the concept of Antyodaya was the brainchild of Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
When asked about BJP legislator Arvind Bellad’s statement that favoured the ending of religion-based reservations to Muslims and Christians, the Chief Minister said that his government will not do anything that will go against the Constitution.
