Former Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Revanna has alleged that the Hassan Deputy Commissioner altered the reservation of several wards of gram panchayats in the district, yielding to political pressure from the ruling party. 

Addressing a press conference in Hassan on Saturday, Mr. Revanna said the Deputy Commissioner had changed the reservation of many wards in the district, ignoring the recommendations of the tahsildars concerned. 

“The Deputy Commissioner has to clarify on what grounds she changed the reservation pattern for the wards, ignoring the recommendations of the tahsildars. In certain wards, seats have been reserved for categories that have hardly any population there,” he said.

The JD(S) leader said his party’s legislators and workers would lay siege to the Deputy Commissioner’s office soon after the ongoing legislature session concluded. “The Deputy Commissioner has to clarify the issues we have raised with regard to reservation within a week. Otherwise, we will lay siege to the office later. We will not be deterred even if the administration deploys force to stop us,” he said.