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By Express News Service 30 Apr 2010 04:46:00 AM IST Statistics prove Buta wrong: BSY BANGALORE: Dismissing chairman of National SC Commission Buta Singh’s allegations against his government as “baseless” and “politically motivated,” Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday took strong objections to Singh for making adverse comments on his government without any documentary evidence. “I don’t understand what made him make such comments on my government when statistics (of the Centre and the state) prove him wrong,” said Yeddyurappa, while terming Singh’s comments as an effort to bring bad name to his government at the national level. “Being a senior politician, Singh should have made an impartial assessment of the steps taken by my government,” he said, adding he would write to Singh on the measures taken by his government for the development of Dalits. “My government is the first to set aside 22.75 per cent of its plan size for the development of SCs,” he said. To Singh’s complaint that Dalits were not being given proportionate reservation, The CM said the state was giving 15 pc reservation to Dalits, whereas it was much less in states like Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh — states ruled by the Congress — where the Dalit population is considerably higher than in Karnataka. “Increasing reservation to Dalits is not in state government’s purview. It has to be done by the Centre through an amendment to the Constitution and I hope Singh knows it better.’’ Yeddyurappa added the government had been maintaining roster very carefully and a cabinet sub-committee had been exclusively set up to oversee recruitment. In 2008-09, the state government had spent Rs 44 crore in addition to the Central assistance of Rs 146 crore. Minister Govind Karjol accused Buta of not allowing officers of the state government to present facts before the commission. ‘Action on Bellary case after report’ Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said he would take appropriate action on alleged illegal mining in Bellary after getting the survey report which was submitted to the Supreme Court on Thursday by the Central team. The CM said he was yet to get the survey report. Appointment to the Upalokayukta, which has been lying since the retirement of Justice Patri Basavangoud four months ago, will be made soon, he added. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
