BANGALORE: The state Assembly unanimously passed a bill that envisages severe punishment to those who take fake SC/ST certificates from the government. “The punishment is not only to those who falsely claim of belonging to SC/ST category but also to those officers who give the certificate without proper verification,” social welfare minister A Narayanaswamy, who piloted the Bill in the Assembly, explained. The Bill, titled Karnataka Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of appointment) (Amendment) bill 2011, was welcomed by the Opposition members but with some minor changes. Deputy Leader of Opposition T B Jayachandra said: “A stipulated time needs to be mentioned within which the DC will have to clear the petition.”
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