Karnataka Legislative Council Adopts Resolution Urging Centre to Include 56 pc Quota in 9th Schedule.

The Karnataka Legislative Council adopted a resolution urging the central government to include the state's 56% reservation decision in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, providing legal protection from the 50% cap imposed by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case. The resolution was moved by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil and adopted in the absence of opposition members. Six other resolutions were also adopted, addressing issues such as the establishment of AIIMS in Raichur district, transfer of national-level institutes to North Karnataka, and declaration of the Upper Krishna Project Phase-III as a national project.