Scheduled Castes  

The Legal Rights Protection Forum has written a letter to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, expressing concern over mass conversion of Hindus into Christianity and the rampant misuse of SC reservation benefits. 

Jaganmohan Reddy gave Cabinet berths to seven legislators from the backward classes, five from the Scheduled Castes, one each from the Scheduled Tribes and Muslims, and four each from the Kapu and the Reddy communities

Molakalmuru leader S Thippeswamy, who joined the Congress with the help of KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao, says he has done so without setting any conditions. He also stated that he will help the Congress beat the BJP in Chitradurga, but the BJP feels that Thipppeswamy will learn his lesson.

Due to continuous cross-border tensions, persons living alongside the international border suffer from socio-economic and educational backwardness — according to the Narendra Modi government that has now, by means of an ordinance amending Article 370 of the Constitution, offered them education and employment reservation, which was hitherto enjoyed only by those living near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

Siddis, believed to be the descendants of the Bantu people in East Africa, inhabit Belgaum and Dharwad regions of the state. There are 32,000 Siddis in Karnataka, as per records.

New Delhi: Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on Saturday alleged he had been victimised by a woman from Bengaluru. The woman slapped him with allegedly fake charges of sexual harassment and Sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which he challenged at the Karnataka High Court and successfully got it quashed.

After the same allegations were given a fresh lease of life by the supposed victim after the #MeToo movement hit India, Bagga released evidence including the details of the conversation between the two, rubbishing her claim. Bagga said it’s he who is the real victim of falsehood and intimidation.

The video was posted by Bagga on Youtube

On September 25, The Indian Express carried a report with a headline suggesting that the Narendra Modi government was going to impose caste-based reservation on the private sector. However, the report had some content that did not justify the headline. On October 4, Times Now rehashed the same story, telling its audience that the private sector has to reserve some seats for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. But here's the truth.