Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the Congress Party did not have faith in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar or on the Constitution written by him.
Reacting to AICC General Secretary and Congress Spokesperson Randip Singh Surjewala’s tweet on the reservation, the CM told reporters here on Monday that the Congress leaders have used the words ‘illegal’ and ‘anti-Constitution’ for giving the reservation. Dr. Ambedkar had made a provision in the Constitution to give the reservation based on population. Accordingly, the state government fulfilled the long pending demand of SC/ST communities and recommended including it in the ninth schedule of the Constitution.

Vote bank
He said the Congress did not do anything for the SC/ST communities during its tenure and used them as the vote bank. They are telling lies that the Justice Nagmohan Das Commission report was submitted four years ago. But the truth is that the commission was given a six months extension by the B.S.Yediyurappa Government. “During my regime, an all-party meeting was convened and took assent. Later, a decision in favor of the SC/ST communities was taken in the State Cabinet. The government issued an order for including it in the ninth schedule”.

Justice for all
Taking the Congress Party to task for alleging that the BJP was not following social justice, Bommai termed the Congress Party as anti dalit, backward classes, lingayats, and vokkaligas. It was the BJP government that ensured justice for all.

Congress won’t come to power
Reacting to the Congress leader’s statement that they would withdraw the order once they come to power, the CM said the question of the Congress party coming back to power does not arise as well as the withdrawal of that order. They did not have the strength or the opportunity to do it. That statement would be condemned in strong words. The Congress leaders were shaken after seeing the works of the BJP Government.

BJP list

He said the opinion of everyone has been collected for the first list of candidates. The opinion of district-wise core committee members has been collected and it will be discussed in the state-level core committee meeting to be held in the next two days. Then the Central Parliamentary Board meeting will take place on April 8 where the list will be finalized.