Banjara community protests against internal reservation among SCs

Banjara (Lambani) community members staging a protest against internal reservation among Scheduled Castes in Kalaburagi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Banjara (Lambani) community members staged a protest in Kalaburagi on Thursday, opposing the Karnataka government’s decision to provide internal reservation among the Scheduled Castes (SCs).Mobilised under the banner of the Karnataka Pradesh Banjara Lambani Seva Sangha, hundreds of community members gathered at the Banjara Bhavan in the morning and carried out a procession to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, raising slogans against the government.The procession was marked by traditional drum beats and the waving of flags bearing the words ‘Jai Sevalal’. Protesters carried placards demanding the withdrawal of the roster-point