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Karuna flays remarks of SC/ST panel vice-chairman on Tamil Nadu
PTI
Friday, February 19, 2010 20:53 IST
Chennai: Taking objection to the reported remarks of vice-chairman of
the national SC/ST commission NM Kambley that Tamil Nadu was not doing
enough for the welfare of the Adi Dravida community members, chief
minister M Karunanidhi today said he would take up the matter with
prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
Writing in DMK's mouth piece Murasoli, he refuted the reported
allegations by Kambley that the state had not kept the panel informed
about its decision to give a 3% reservation to the Arundathiyar
community (a Dalit sub cast).
"The chief secretary had written to the chairman of the commission,
Buta Singh in November 2008 on the state's decision to implement the
reservation and we also have a reply of the commission," he said.
Also, no rule stipulated seeking the nod of the commission to
implement the reservation, Karunanidhi said adding all efforts were
taken to implement the reservation to the community without any dealy
after the announcement was made.
DMK government had at different times, implemented various measures,
including increasing reservation ceiling for SC/ST
in education and employment as early as in 1971, he said.
It was in Chennai that a Law University was named after BR Ambedkar,
he said addingthe financial allocation for the welfare of SC/ST
community was increased four-fold at Rs2,615 crore in 2009-10 as
against the Rs567 crore in 2005-06.
"It is regrettable to note that the commission has made an impression
as if we dont care for the welfare of SC/ST people.
I will bring the issue to the notice of prime minister Singh," he said.
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