http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20070104033500&Topic=0&Title=Southern%20News%20-%20Karnataka&Page=K
Inner classification onus on Lok Sabha: Gowda SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Jan 5, 2007 Thursday January 4 2007 13:56 IST RAICHUR: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda said that the onus is on the Parliament to pave way for the implementation of inner classification in the reservation quota by passing a bill in its favour. "The Constitution need not be amended, but once Parliament passes the bill, inner classification can be implemented by all states," he said. He was addressing a massive gathering at the Ramalingeshwar temple grounds after unveiling Babu Jagjivan Ram's statue at the Station Circle here on Wednesday. Recalling the day when he had to confront the then chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde for suggesting that a person from the Adijambava community be made a member of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), Gowda claimed that he was instrumental in making a Koti and Adijambava members of the KPSC. "Dr Thippeswamy, the then MLA of Bharamasagar had mooted that the creamy layer of communities who benefited from reservations should allow others to get the benefit, on the floor of the Assembly during the Hegde regime. But he had to face stiff opposition from all corners," Gowda said. He opined that the power should not be centred or remain stagnant, but flow towards the downtrodden. Dr B R Ambedkar had opined that the reservation quota should be reviewed every ten years. Ambedkar did not favour continuation of reservations for a long term. "We all have to sit together to take a decision on how many years the reservations should be allowed to continue," he said. Reiterating that his party's promise on inner classification in the reservation quota during the last Assembly elections was not just an election stunt, Gowda said that he was committed to it. Municipal president Earanna gave a grand civic reception to Deve Gowda, MLAs, MPs and ministers Venkatesh Naik, K B Shanappa, Hanumanthappa Alkod, Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Muniyappa Muddappa, Amaregowda Bayyapur, N S Boseraju, H Anajaneya and former minister G Ramakrishna. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, whose visit was much debated, did not turn up. However his message was read out by municipal councillor Virupaxi, who compered the programme.
