Bengaluru ( Karnataka ) , June 19, 2025 (ANI): Karnataka Cabinet approved an increase in the reservation quota for minority communities under various housing schemes from 10 % to 15 % on June 19. The BJP has however slammed the move. Speaking on BJP leader Amit Malviya's tweet on Karnataka Govt increasing reservation for minorities under various housing schemes , Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said "I am least bothered about any other BJP leader's comments or anything. They create hatred and they will try to divide society. We always try to unite society. There is a Sachar Committee Report which states that 15% of the reservation should be given on welfare schemes to minorities...In various schemes, we had given 10% of houses' reservation to them but in rural parts of Karnataka, there are no minorities. All minorities are in urban section - some were 25%, some others 30%, somewhere else 12%. So, there were a lot of lapses...That is why, my Minister proposed it".
