<p>With the BJP going to town about the SC/ST quota hike, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday asked Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to spell out how his government plans to make sure the enhanced reservation would stand legally.</p>.<p>In a series of tweets, Siddaramaiah accused the BJP government of "falsely claiming credit" for the decision to increase SC/ST quota "without telling the process that went behind the decision."</p>.<p>Last week, the Bommai administration decided to increase SC reservation from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and for STs from 3 per cent to 7 per cent.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-to-issue-executive-order-hiking-sc/st-quota-1151789.html" target="_blank">Karnataka to issue executive order hiking SC/ST quota</a></strong></p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said the BJP government had not provided clarity on how the SC/ST quota hike would be implemented. "Supreme Court had passed a judgement on the limit to the reservation in Indra Sawhney case. Can Bommai explain the strategy to pass the legal test?"</p>.<p>Welcoming the decision on the SC/ST quota hike, Siddaramaiah pointed out that it was the Congress-JD(S) coalition government that set up the Justice H N Nagamohan Das Commission whose recommendation led to the decision.</p>.<p>"Implementation of increase in reservation to SC/STs is a long process and needs political commitment of the ruling parties. Do BJP MPs or Bommai have the capacity to get the work done from their Union BJP government?" Siddaramaiah asked.</p>.<p>On Sunday, at the Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti event, Bommai declared that his government's decision to increase SC/ST quota was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Sab ka Saath, Sab Ka Vikas, Sab Ka Vishwas' call.</p>
<p>With the BJP going to town about the SC/ST quota hike, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday asked Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to spell out how his government plans to make sure the enhanced reservation would stand legally.</p>.<p>In a series of tweets, Siddaramaiah accused the BJP government of "falsely claiming credit" for the decision to increase SC/ST quota "without telling the process that went behind the decision."</p>.<p>Last week, the Bommai administration decided to increase SC reservation from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and for STs from 3 per cent to 7 per cent.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-to-issue-executive-order-hiking-sc/st-quota-1151789.html" target="_blank">Karnataka to issue executive order hiking SC/ST quota</a></strong></p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said the BJP government had not provided clarity on how the SC/ST quota hike would be implemented. "Supreme Court had passed a judgement on the limit to the reservation in Indra Sawhney case. Can Bommai explain the strategy to pass the legal test?"</p>.<p>Welcoming the decision on the SC/ST quota hike, Siddaramaiah pointed out that it was the Congress-JD(S) coalition government that set up the Justice H N Nagamohan Das Commission whose recommendation led to the decision.</p>.<p>"Implementation of increase in reservation to SC/STs is a long process and needs political commitment of the ruling parties. Do BJP MPs or Bommai have the capacity to get the work done from their Union BJP government?" Siddaramaiah asked.</p>.<p>On Sunday, at the Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti event, Bommai declared that his government's decision to increase SC/ST quota was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Sab ka Saath, Sab Ka Vikas, Sab Ka Vishwas' call.</p>
