Karnataka govt committed to implementing caste census report: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the government is committed to implementing the caste census report. He said people should not doubt the intention of his government.

"The caste census was conducted scientifically and our government will definitely implement it. There should be no doubt about it," Siddaramaiah said after participating in a pre-budget meeting at Vidhana Soudha with leaders of backward classes and representatives of backward class organisations. The chief minister said the government is in favour of the caste census.

"Our government has accepted the caste census report. It will definitely be implemented in the coming days," he said. When the representatives demanded an increase in reservation on the Tamil Nadu model, Siddaramaiah referred to the 1992 Indira Sawhney case and informed them that the reservation should not exceed 50 per cent, and that the previous government's provision of reservation for the economically backward (EWS) was against the spirit of the Indian Constitution.