Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the Scheduled Tribes reservation quota must be increased if Kurubas are included in the ST list.

Speaking after distributing Valmiki Awards at the Valmiki Jayanti programme held in the Vidhana Soudha here, he also said he would consider the demand for including lessons on Maharshi Valmiki and Ramayana in the school curriculum.

“If Kurubas are included in the ST list, the ST reservation quota must be increased accordingly. I support and agree with that,” the Chief Minister said in his address.

“No one should put their hand into another’s food plate, and no one should snatch away another’s opportunities. That is my commitment.”

The Chief Minister told the gathering that when J H Patel was the Chief Minister, recommen

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