Shivamogga, Aug. 21 -- Noted poet and Central Sahitya Academy awardee Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy today criticised the Karnataka government for denying due representation to microscopic communities within the Scheduled Castes while implementing internal reservation.
Speaking at a programme organised by the forum of Kannada lecturers of degree colleges at Kuvempu University here, Chinnaswamy said internal reservation was inevitable owing to the deep-rooted hierarchical structure among the Scheduled Castes.
"Just as reservation was once necessary for deprived castes, internal reservation too has become essential. Within every group, there are multiple layers, and after 78 years of independence, the deprived sections are finally being recognised t...