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Karnataka Deputy CM Faces Backlash Over Reservation Comments

3/24/2025

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Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stirred up a storm with his comments on "changing the Constitution" to implement a 4% reservation for Muslims in state contracts. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has called for his resignation, arguing that such religious-based reservations contradict constitutional principles. Shivakumar has since sought to clarify that his words were taken out of context.

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Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stirred up a storm with his comments on "changing the Constitution" to implement a 4% reservation for Muslims in state contracts. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has called for his resignation, arguing that such religious-based reservations contradict constitutional principles. Shivakumar has since sought to clarify that his words were taken out of context.