Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday defended the lathi cost by police on the Panchamasali agitators, saying that the federal government can not flip a blind eye if somebody takes legislation into their arms and causes hassle to folks.
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A number of folks together with policemen had been injured when the demonstration by a bit of individuals from the Panchamasali group turned violent, compelling police to resort to lathi cost in Belagavi on Tuesday.
The Panchamasali agitators led by the Kudalasangama Math pontiff Basava Jayamruthyunjaya Swami had been on the way in which to put siege to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi.
The chief minister stated the federal government has no drawback with the Panchamasali group demanding reservation below 2A class and agitating, however the protest needs to be peaceable.
He appealed that nobody ought to take the legislation into their very own arms.
“If anyone takes the law into their hands and causes trouble to people, then the government will not turn a blind eye,” Siddaramaiah advised reporters right here.
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The Panchamasali group is demanding their together with below 2A, the class, which enjoys 15 per cent reservation in training establishments and authorities jobs. Presently the group is below 3B class which will get 5 per cent reservation.
The chief minister underlined that the legislation is equal for everybody, be it Swami or anybody else.
Stating that everybody is free to place forth a requirement, he stated the federal government will act in response to the Structure.
Relating to the opposition’s allegation that the police pelted stones on the folks of the Panchamasali group in the course of the siege of Suvarna Soudha, Siddaramaiah stated that he would present images of the agitators throwing stones and pushing the barricades and getting into.
“Why is the Swami sitting on the road? If the protesters did not throw stones, how did more than 20 policemen get injured? Did the police themselves throw stones? There is evidence for what I have mentioned,” he stated.
The chief minister suggested the Panchamasali group to strategy the Everlasting Fee for Backward Lessons to deal with their demand.