Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said that the government will not take any hasty decision regarding the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the ‘caste census’, that was recently tabled before the state cabinet.
He said the cabinet will go through the report and discuss it, and will do justice to all based on the facts, as he also called the statements being made against the report as “political”.
The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes’ report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29 last year, amid objections raised by certain sections of society and voices against it from within the ruling Congress.
The Commission, under its then Chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde, had submitted the report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29 last year, amid objections raised by certain sections of society and voices against it from within the ruling Congress.
“The CM has spoken about it. I have not yet seen the report as I was visiting Belagavi and Mangaluru yesterday. It has to be discussed in the cabinet. The CM has said that it will be discussed in the Assembly, too. No one will make any hasty decisions, Shivkumar said.
Speaking to reporters at Doddaballapur near here, he said, “Some may be making political statements about it (caste census), but we will understand the facts and do justice for all.” Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said he is not aware of the report, and hence, he would not like to comment on it.
Shivakumar also underlined the government’s intention to treat the issue with sensitivity, acknowledging that various statements being made were driven by political motives. “Let’s understand the data first and then ensure justice to all communities,” he added.
