Protest in Bengaluru over reservation increase, leaders demand constitutional protection

Community leaders, led by former MLA V.S. Ugrappa, protested in Bengaluru by wearing black bands during a Valmiki Jayanti program. They protested that the High Court cancelled the previous government's decision to increase reservation for SC from 15% to 17% and ST from 3% to 7%, stating this was an injustice to the SC community. Ugrappa demanded that the state government immediately file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against the High Court order, and that the central government must be pressured to amend Article 19 of the Constitution.