Bengaluru, March 11, 2022 (www.justkannada.in): Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa today informed that the Taluk Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat elections were not delayed because of him or his party.
Answering a question on the delay in conducting TP, ZP elections in the state in the Legislative Council today, K.S. Eshwarappa informed that there has been a reallocation of constituencies and the reallocation commission has still not submitted the report. “But the Supreme Court has asked to conduct the elections, it has asked to conduct the election without OBC reservation. Hence, the elections should be held under the SC, ST, and general categories. But it leads to injustice to the OBC category candidates. That is why we will discuss this matter with the Chief Minister. However, we will conduct the election after providing OBC reservation,” he added.
Keywords: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister/ K.S. Eshwarappa/ Taluk Panchayat election/ Zilla Panchayat elections
