'Reservation is a lie...': D K Shivakumar slams Karnataka govt over reservation for Lingayats

Head of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee D K Shivkumar has hit out Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government over the reservation for the Lingayat community stating that the quota is against the Constitution of India. The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to categorise the Vokkaligas and Lingayats as “moderately backward” from the “backward” category in a move that could increase their share in reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC). According to the Cabinet decision, the Vokkaliga community, which is currently in the 3A category, will be moved to a newly-created 2C category with 4% reservation. And the Lingayat community, which is in the 3B category, will now be in a new 2D category with 5% reservation.