Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge said on Saturday that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has promised to implement the legislation that seeks to restore reservation in promotions for employees belonging to SC/ST communities at the earliest.
“I have spoken to both the chief minister and deputy chief minister (G Parameshwara) in this regard. They have promised to implement it at the earliest. I am hopeful the legislation will come into effect soon,” he told reporters.

In the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Kumaraswamy on Thursday evening, Kharge had threatened to resign as the minister if steps were not taken to implement the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (to the Posts in the Civil Services of the State) Act, 2017.