Bengaluru, May 5 -- A day ahead of the start of the statewide survey on internal reservation among Scheduled Castes (SCs), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the ruling Congress government of dragging its feet on implementing the policy.

The survey, aimed at identifying the most backward sub-castes within the SC community to facilitate internal reservation, will run from May 5 to May 23. Initiated following the recommendations of the Justice HN Nagamohan Das Commission, the exercise will begin in the districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, and Hassan.

BJP leaders, at a joint press conference in Bengaluru on Sunday, criticised the Congress-led government for what they described as an intentional and "politically motivated ...