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Karnataka cabinet may discuss 'caste census' in next meeting, says Minister

Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil on Thursday indicated the possibility of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the "caste census," being placed before the cabinet at its next meeting. The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, under its then Chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde, submitted the report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29 …

Congress Caste Survey Report Siddaramaiah Karnataka State Vokkaligas

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation

New Indian Express

BENGALURU, BELAGAVI: Panchamasali Lingayat community’s agitation, which showed all signs of turning intense with each passing day, seems to have subsided for now with Kudalasangama pontiff Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swamiji calling off the protest on Thursday. Exhausted after a day’s fasting, the pontiff ended his protest after Panchamasali Lingayat leaders, including former minister CC Patil persuaded him to do so. The …

Lingayat Protest Panchamasali Lingayat

Does CM Siddaramaiah set Congress on a collision course with Lingayats?

New Indian Express

Wittingly or unwittingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has set the Congress on a collision course with the Lingayat community in Karnataka. The Government’s brash handling of the Panchamsali Lingayats’ agitation and the community seer’s call for intensifying the movement indicates that it could cause more bad blood. Members of the Karnataka State Backward Castes Federation have urged the CM not to …

Congress Lingayat Community Panchamsali

K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer

New Indian Express

BELAGAVI: Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama has said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has insulted the Panchamasali Lingayats by calling their agitation for reservation under the 2A category unconstitutional. The seer said that by calling their agitation unconstitutional, the Chief Minister has insulted Basvanna by insulting the community members. will not suit Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also a law …

Constitution Minister Siddaramaiah Seer Panchamasali 2A Category

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Failure to handle Panchamasali stir in Karnataka could cost Congress in long run

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The failure to handle the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s stir demanding the 2A tag, that resulted in violence, including stone throwing and police ‘lathicharge’ on protesters in Belagavi, is likely to have its own ramifications on the ruling Congress government, as part of North Karnataka is engulfed in protests. “Being a Kuruba community icon, Siddaramaiah is unlikely to include Panchamasali …

Community Congress Siddaramaiah Parameshwara Sc Quota Lingayats Panchamasali

4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP Slams Karnataka CM for Lathi Charge on Panchamasali Protesters

Deccan Chronicle

Belagavi: BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Ambedkar statue outside Suvarna Soudha to condemn the police lathi charge on Panchamasali Lingayat activists, Vijayendra criticized the Chief Minister for not visiting the protest site to meet Swamijis and representatives of the farming community. Vijayendra demanded an explanation from the Chief Minister for the lathi charge and insisted on action against the …

Charge Bjp Lathi Lathi Charge Suvarna Soudha Panchamasali Protesters

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Panchamasali agitation: Karnataka Minister Santosh Lad denies allegations of ‘planned’ lathi charge

The Hindu

Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has denied allegations that the State government had planned a lathi charge on the activists who participated in the Panchamasali reservation agitation committee protest in Belagavi on Tuesday. To a query by reporters, he said that this was among the few baseless allegations made by Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjay Swami, honourary president of the committee. …

Lad Lathi Charge Denies Allegations

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Panchamasali protests intensify in Karnataka as BJP backs demand for 2A reservation demand

Hindustan Times

The protests by Panchamasali Lingayat community demanding their inclusion in the 2A category of Other Backward Castes intensified on Thursday with the BJP backing them. Police in action against protestors who tried to barge into Suvarna Vikasa Soudha during their protest demanding quota for the Panchamasali Lingayat community, in Belagavi, Tuesday. The Panchamasali Lingayat community led by the pontiff of …

Bengaluru Karnataka Lingayat Demand Bjp Belagavi Panchamasali

1 month ago

Lingayats protest demanding 2A reservation

Deccan Chronicle

Belagavi: Police resorted to a lathi charge on Tuesday to disperse protesters demanding 2A reservation for Panchamasali Lingayats after they attempted to storm the Suvarna Soudha during the ongoing winter session of the state legislature. The protest, organized under the banner of Panchamasali Sangharsha Samavesha, was led by Lingayat Panchamasali Seer Basavajaya Mrityunjaya Swamiji and held near the Suvarna Soudha …

Charge Swamiji Lathi Protest Demanding 2A Reservation

1 month ago

Karnataka: Panchamasali Lingayat reservation protests turns violent, police resorts to lathi-charge - WATCH

Live Mint

Demanding Panchamasali Lingayats' reservation, a large number of people gathered to demonstrate in Karnataka's Belagavi on Tuesday. The protestors breached the barricade laid by the police to lay siege to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha where the Karnataka Legislative session is in progress. The agitation was led by Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami who has been demanding the inclusion of Panchamasali community …

Karnataka Panchamasali

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amid row, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rejects Muslim quota reports

Hindustan Times

There are no plans for having reservations for Muslim in jobs, the government said in a statement on Thursday in response to the allegations by the opposition that the Congress was planning to allocate 4% quota for Muslim contractors in public work projects valued up to ₹1 crore. There are no plans for having reservations for Muslim in jobs, the …

Congress Reservation Proposal Public Muslim Quota Contractors

Amid row, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rejects Muslim quota reports

Hindustan Times

There are no plans for having reservations for Muslim in jobs, the government said in a statement on Thursday in response to the allegations by the opposition that the Congress was planning to allocate 4% quota for Muslim contractors in public work projects valued up to ₹1 crore. There are no plans for having reservations for Muslim in jobs, the …

Karnataka Congress Reservation Proposal Public Muslim Siddaramaiah

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Census to Include Sects and Castes: A Shift in the Ten-Year Cycle

India Today

The next nationwide census in India will begin in 2025 and conclude in 2026, marking a shift in the cycle from every ten years to every five years. This expansion will include expanded data collection on religion, sect, and other categories, with a focus on providing essential data to empower the underprivileged. The census will also gather crucial data on …

Government Law Religion Social

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rayanna and Channamma Brigade will be formed soon, says Eshwarappa

The Hindu

“Backward Classes, Dalits, Lingayats and Brahmins have suffered for long. We will set up the Rayanna and Channamma Brigade to stop any discrimination against these communities,” the former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. “Backward Classes, Dalits, Lingayats and Brahmins have suffered for long and we will set up the Rayanna and Channamma Brigade to stop any discrimination against these communities”K.S. Eshwarappa,Former …

Development Dalits Leaders State Bjp Eshwarappa Brigade

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Politicians across party lines approach Jarange-Patil for candidacy / support in assembly polls

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has received at least 900 applications from aspirants who are keen on contesting the assembly polls under his front. Among the noteworthy people who met the Maratha reservation activist in the last week were former state minister Suresh Navle, the BJP’s Beed district president Rajendra Mhaske, BJP leader Ramesh Pokale, former MP Bhaskar Khatgaonkar’s daughter-in-law …

Support Applications Maratha Marathwada Bjp His Support Chavan

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress ministers again push for three more deputy CMs in Karnataka

Hindustan Times

With demand for three more Deputy Chief Ministers in Karnataka once again coming to the fore, the State Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Monday said the party's central leadership will take a call. Some of the Ministers in the Siddaramaiah-led cabinet have been pitching for deputy chief minister posts to be given to leaders from Veerashaiva-Lingayat, SC/ST and minority …

Karnataka Congress Party Ministers Demand Minister Chief

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Man from SC community allowed temple entry after filing complaint

Hindustan Times

The deeply entrenched practice of untouchability has come to light in Kiralu village of Varuna constituency, the hometown of chief minister Siddaramaiah. After tahsildar’s intervention the Dalit man was allowed to enter the temple The issue came to public attention when 28-year-old Naveen, belonging to the Scheduled Caste community and a graduate resident of the village, lodged a complaint with …

Temple Village Kiralu

6 months, 3 weeks ago

How Lingayat-Vokkaliga Alliance Propelled BJP-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka

The Hindu

The catalyst behind the coalition’s synergy was a tacit understanding between the elites of the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas. By forging a new combine under the National Democratic Alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party along with the Janata Dal won 19—17 for the BJP and 2 for the JD—of the State’s 28 Lok Sabha seats. This again happened in the early …

Karnataka Political Congress Party Lok Sabha Muslims State

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Lingayats disappointed with only MoS portfolio for community

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Lingayats feel sidelined by the Central Government in the formation of the government. Despite the community backing BJP for the last 20 years in Karnataka, it has not been given a single cabinet rank position till now, community leaders said. V Somanna, a Lingayat — who won from the Tumakuru Lok Sabha constituency, has been made Minister of State …

Lingayat Bjp Lingayats

7 months ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Social coalitions shaped the verdict in Karnataka

The Hindu

Karnataka was a key battleground-State. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey indicates a few visible trends in the Karnataka verdict. The Congress saw greater support among the lower middle class. The BJP performed better among the younger voters while the Congress performed better among the older voters. The social coalitions that the NDA and Congress stitched together impacted their performance.

Karnataka Congress State Vote Bjp Central Nda

7 months, 1 week ago

Samata Sena seeks action against Neha’s father

The Hindu

Even as the investigation into the murder of student Neha Hiremath is nearing completion, an allegation that her father, Niranjan Hiremath, obtained a Scheduled Caste certificate for her in Bengaluru has cropped up with the Samata Sena and other Dalit organisations seeking criminal action against him. In a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on behalf of the sena and the …

Bengaluru Hiremath Neha Niranjan Hiremath Ullikashi

8 months ago

Lingayats don’t vote on caste lines in Dharwad

New Indian Express

HUBBALLI : To deny BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi a fifth term from the Dharwad parliamentary segment, Congress is pitting him against the Lingayat community. He defeated Lingayat candidates fielded by either Janata Party or Janata Dal in the next three elections. Though the Grand Old Party put up Lingayat candidates against Joshi in the next three elections, it did not …

Community Lingayat Congress Candidates Election Dharwad Lingayats

8 months, 1 week ago

Focus shifts to electoral impact of sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leaders

Hindustan Times

Even as allegations of mass sexual harassment against Janata Dal or JD Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, rage, the focus has now shifted to whether the charges will have an electoral impact. The sexual harassment allegations have sparked outrage both in Karnataka and nationally, with Prajwal Revanna reported to have left India. …

Karnataka Party Bjp Prajwal Revanna Revanna North Karnataka South Karnataka

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency | Pralhad Joshi hopes for a record fifth win, with seer out of fray and a murder adding to saffron narrative

The Hindu

Yet again, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency is slated for a straight fight between national parties the BJP and the Congress with both making every effort to woo the demographically strong Veerashaiva-Lingayat community. Ever since, the BJP has registered easy victories with Vijay Sankeshwar, winning it thrice, and Mr. Joshi, winning it four times in a row. Having a topography which …

Lingayat Congress Lok Sabha Bjp Joshi Win Dharwad

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Karnataka cabinet may discuss 'caste census' in next meeting, says Minister

Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation

Does CM Siddaramaiah set Congress on a collision course with Lingayats?

K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer

Failure to handle Panchamasali stir in Karnataka could cost Congress in long run

BJP Slams Karnataka CM for Lathi Charge on Panchamasali Protesters

Panchamasali agitation: Karnataka Minister Santosh Lad denies allegations of ‘planned’ lathi charge

Panchamasali protests intensify in Karnataka as BJP backs demand for 2A reservation demand

Lingayats protest demanding 2A reservation

Karnataka: Panchamasali Lingayat reservation protests turns violent, police resorts to lathi-charge - WATCH

Amid row, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rejects Muslim quota reports

Amid row, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rejects Muslim quota reports

Census to Include Sects and Castes: A Shift in the Ten-Year Cycle

Rayanna and Channamma Brigade will be formed soon, says Eshwarappa

Politicians across party lines approach Jarange-Patil for candidacy / support in assembly polls

Congress ministers again push for three more deputy CMs in Karnataka

Man from SC community allowed temple entry after filing complaint

How Lingayat-Vokkaliga Alliance Propelled BJP-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka

Lingayats disappointed with only MoS portfolio for community

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Social coalitions shaped the verdict in Karnataka

Samata Sena seeks action against Neha’s father

Lingayats don’t vote on caste lines in Dharwad

Focus shifts to electoral impact of sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leaders

Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency | Pralhad Joshi hopes for a record fifth win, with seer out of fray and a murder adding to saffron narrative