Bengaluru, Sept. 19 -- Police have registered a case against Legislative Council LoP Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and Mysuru legislator Srivatsava for allegedly making derogatory and provocative statements about the proposed 51 per cent reservation for the Kuruba community, sparking concerns of social unrest.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) filed at the Vidhana Soudha police station today, the complaint was lodged by Siddanna Teji, a 50-year-old farmer from Hubballi. In his statement, Teji alleged that between September 15 and 16, Narayanaswamy and Srivatsava made public remarks - through press briefings, speeches and social media posts - opposing the Karnataka government's reported move to recommend 51 per cent reservation for ...