Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah
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Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayapura: Clarifying that the government has no objections to the Panchamasali community's demand for reservation under Category 2A, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the agitation must remain lawful and orderly. Addressing BJP’s allegations that the police resorted to stone-pelting during the Panchamasali community’s march to Suvarna Soudha, the Chief Minister denied the claims. Reacting to statements made by Jayamruthyunjaya Swamiji, accusing him of being heartless, the Chief Minister said, “Let the people decide on such remarks.” Siddaramaiah emphasized that everyone is equal before the law. Responding to opposition from communities already under Category 2A to the inclusion of the Panchamasali community, the Chief Minister said everyone has the freedom to express their opinions, including the swamijis.

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Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation
3 days, 15 hours 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 …

Karnataka BJP chief slams Siddarmaiah over police lathi charge at Panchamasali community's protest
1 week, 1 day ago

Karnataka BJP chief slams Siddarmaiah over police lathi charge at Panchamasali community's protest

Op India  

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa criticised the state government over the police lathi charge on the Lingayat Panchamasali community during their protest for reservation, calling it an example of the arrogance of the CM Siddaramaiah-led government. Vijayendra’s response came after Siddaramaiah, in a post on X, alleged that the BJP leader tried to bribe Anwar Manippady with Rs …

K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer
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1 week, 1 day ago

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 …

Does CM Siddaramaiah set Congress on a collision course with Lingayats?
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1 week, 1 day ago

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 …

Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel
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1 week, 2 days ago

Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that no changes will be made to the existing 2A and 2B reservation categories, referencing a directive from the Jayaprakash Hegde-led Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission during the previous BJP government’s rule, Deccan Herald reported. 'Government can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience' Siddaramaiah on Tuesday defended the lathi charge by police on the …

Police action on Panchamasalis to control law and order: Sidda
1 week, 2 days ago

Police action on Panchamasalis to control law and order: Sidda

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that action against the protestors demanding reservation for Panchamasali community was justified, asserting that the government cannot tolerate actions that disrupt public order. “The government has no problem with the Panchamasali community demanding reservation under the 2A category and agitating, but the protest should be peaceful. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had opposed Panchamasali Lingayat …

Govt can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience: Siddaramaiah on lathi charge on Panchamasalis
1 week, 3 days ago

Govt can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience: Siddaramaiah on lathi charge on Panchamasalis

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday defended the lathi charge by police on the Panchamasali agitators, saying that the government cannot turn a blind eye if someone takes law into their hands and causes trouble to people. Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday reiterated that the Mahajan Commission Report is final regarding the border dispute involving Belagavi Several people including policemen …

Govt can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience: Siddaramaiah on lathi charge on Panchamasalis
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1 week, 3 days ago

Govt can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience: Siddaramaiah on lathi charge on Panchamasalis

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayapura: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday defended the lathi charge by police on the Panchamasali agitators, saying that the government cannot turn a blind eye if someone takes the law into their hands and causes trouble to people. Several people including policemen were injured when the demonstration by a section of people from the Panchamasali community turned violent, compelling …

Failure to handle Panchamasali stir in Karnataka could cost Congress in long run
1 week, 3 days 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 …

Protests by members of Panchamasali intensify in Belagavi
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1 week, 3 days ago

Protests by members of Panchamasali intensify in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

The Panchamasali reservation committee members and other community organisations on Thursday held several rallies in Belagavi district against Tuesday’s police lathi charge on demonstrators. Issuing a warning, he said, “If I give the call, 25 to 50 lakh Panchamasali Lingayats are ready to lay siege to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi.” On Wednesday, the Hirebagewadi police registered a suo …

Members of Panchamasali community protest in parts of Belagavi, block national highway for half an hour
1 week, 4 days ago

Members of Panchamasali community protest in parts of Belagavi, block national highway for half an hour

The Hindu  

Panchamasali reservation committee and other community organisations held protest rallies in some places in Belagavi district condemning the police lathi charge against the committee members in Belagavi on Tuesday. Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjay Swami, head of the Panchamasali peetha and honourary president of the committee, alleged that the CM had ordered the lathi charge only to insult the community and …

Panchamasali protests intensify in Karnataka as BJP backs demand for 2A reservation demand
1 week, 4 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 …

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue
1 week, 4 days ago

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue

Hindustan Times  

A Lingayat Panchamsali seer has labeled Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as "anti-Lingayat," asserting that no previous government had treated the community this way during their peaceful protests over the past four years. According to Deccan Herald, Basav Jaymritunjay Swamiji of Panchamsali Peetha, Kudalasangama, said Siddaramaiah was misleading the public about inviting Lingayat Panchamsali leaders for talks on the 2A reservation …

Panchamasali seer alleges police instigated violence outside Suvarna Soudha; says stir will be intensified
1 week, 4 days ago

Panchamasali seer alleges police instigated violence outside Suvarna Soudha; says stir will be intensified

The Hindu  

A day after Panchamasali reservation agitation in Belagavi turned violent, Basava Jayamruthyunjaya Swami of the Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peetha, honorary president of the Panchamasali reservation agitation committee, denied the charge that members of the committee threw stones, damaged vehicles, and injured police personnel. He denied that the committee did not violate the High Court order that asked them to conduct a …

Panchamasalis stopped from storming Suvarna Soudha during quota protest
1 week, 5 days ago

Panchamasalis stopped from storming Suvarna Soudha during quota protest

The Hindu  

The police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse members of the Panchamasali Reservation Agitation Committee who tried to storm the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi on Tuesday. The police stopped several groups led by community leaders Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjay Swami, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Iranna Kadadi and Arvind Bellad that tried to forcefully enter the Suvarna Soudha. Panchamasali protesters try …

Panchamasali protest turns violent, 20 hurt
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1 week, 5 days ago

Panchamasali protest turns violent, 20 hurt

Hindustan Times  

A clash broke out between the police and the protesters belonging to the Panchamasali Lingayat community, who have been demanding inclusion in the 2A category of Other Backward Classes reservation, outside the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday, police said, adding that about 20 people were injured in the incident. Belagavi: Police stop protestors who tried to barge into Suvarna Vidhana …

CM to present BJP affidavit, SC order on Panchamasali quota
1 week, 6 days ago

CM to present BJP affidavit, SC order on Panchamasali quota

Hindustan Times  

Chaos erupted during the Karnataka assembly winter session, which commenced on Monday, over the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s demand for inclusion under the 2A reservation category dominating discussions. BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil, centre, during the Winter session of Karanataka Assembly, at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, in Belagavi district, Karnataka, on Monday The Panchamasali community, a subsect of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat group, has been …

'No proposal before govt': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismisses reports on Muslim quota
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1 month, 1 week ago

'No proposal before govt': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismisses reports on Muslim quota

India TV News  

Muslim quota row: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed media reports claiming that the state government was considering a proposal for Muslim reservation in jobs, calling the reports "another new lie. CMO statement on Muslim quota "Reports have been published in some media that a proposal to give reservations to Muslims in jobs is before the government. Leader of Opposition in …

Ahinda Groups to Stage Protest Against Siddaramaiah's Rule in Delhi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ahinda Groups to Stage Protest Against Siddaramaiah's Rule in Delhi

The Hindu  

Leaders of various groups representing Ahinda, an acronym for Minorities, Backward Classes and Dalits and other exploited communities will be holding a protest against the BJP-JD(S) combine’s “conspiracy” to unseat backward class leader Siddaramaiah from the post of Chief Minister in New Delhi on November 7.

Some organisations oppose permission for investigation against Siddaramaiah
4 months ago

Some organisations oppose permission for investigation against Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Some Dalit and Kuruba organisations have condemned the permission given by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot allowing investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority. Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and Sangolli Rayanna Horata Samiti members have condemned the Governor’s decision to give permission for investigation. This is only to bring the Chief Minister a bad name, …

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange
7 months, 1 week ago

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange

The Hindu  

The Maratha community will teach Maharashtra’s Mahayuti government a lesson for denying reservations and registering criminal cases against protestors, says quota activist Manoj Jarange as the state gears up for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Jarange, who hit the headlines for going on fasts unto death several times last year to demand reservation for the Marathas …

Panchamasalis to relaunch agitation through convention in Kalaburagi on March 12
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Panchamasalis to relaunch agitation through convention in Kalaburagi on March 12

The Hindu  

With the Lok Sabha polls on the anvil, the Panchamasali Lingayat Reservation Agitation Committee has planned to re-launch an agitation through its mega convention in Kalaburagi on March 12, to press for its long-pending demand for inclusion under Category 2A and bringing all Lingayat sub-castes under central OBCs list. Committee president Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peeth told …

Protest march demanding inclusion of Panchamasali community in 2A category
10 months, 1 week ago

Protest march demanding inclusion of Panchamasali community in 2A category

The Hindu  

People of the Panchamasali Lingayat community took out a protest march in Shivamogga demanding inclusion of the community into Category 2A of the backward classes. Under the leadership of Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami, they took out a march from Shivappa Nayaka Circle to Gopi Circle. BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and other leaders of the community took part in the …

BJP leaders stage protest against ‘failures’ of Siddaramaiah government in Bengaluru
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leaders stage protest against ‘failures’ of Siddaramaiah government in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday staged a demonstration near the Karnataka assembly against the alleged failures of the Congress government, on a day the ruling party, led by chief minister Siddaramaiah, staged a dharna in the national capital to protest the Centre’s “injustice” meted out to the state in devolution of taxes. The BJP’s protest, led by state unit …

'Drama…': Former CM Yediyurappa criticizes Karnataka Congress-led protest in Delhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Drama…': Former CM Yediyurappa criticizes Karnataka Congress-led protest in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa criticized the ruling Congress government in the state for staging a protest in Delhi on Wednesday against the Centre's alleged financial injustice to Karnataka, stating that the Congress had no reason to protest and was merely attempting to create drama ahead of the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on …

135 Karnataka MLAs, Congress leaders to stage protest against Centre in Delhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

135 Karnataka MLAs, Congress leaders to stage protest against Centre in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced that MLAs and MPs from the state will stage a protest in New Delhi on Wednesday against the central government’s tax devolution policies, according to an official letter. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah with state deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, state home minister G Parameshwara, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala and others during the party …

My government committed to providing foolproof quota for Marathas: Eknath Shinde
1 year, 3 months ago

My government committed to providing foolproof quota for Marathas: Eknath Shinde

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government is committed to giving reservations to the Maratha community by proving its social and educational backwardness. Shinde said he had assured Manoj Jharange Patil, who had been on hunger strike in Jalna district for the past several days, that the Maharashtra government was fully with the Maratha community. The government's …

Karnataka: Panchamsalis relaunch 2A quota stir in Belagavi
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Panchamsalis relaunch 2A quota stir in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Panchamsalis, an influential sect in the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community launched its second-phase of state-wide agitation for 2A reservation and for inclusion in the OBC category in Belagavi district on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the seer said the community was disappointed with the last Bharatiya Janata Party government for giving reservation to the community in the 2D category instead of 2A category …

Maratha reservation: Bandh declared, vehicles set ablaze as protest turns violent
1 year, 3 months ago

Maratha reservation: Bandh declared, vehicles set ablaze as protest turns violent

Hindustan Times  

Tension prevailed in the central Maharashtra region as a Bandh was organised by the Maratha outfits in protest of lathi charge on activists demanding reservations for the Maratha community after instances of stone pelting. On Saturday afternoon, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar reached Jalna to meet the villagers who were injured in police lathi- charge and are recuperating at …

Conspiracy by Congress to incite violence: Karnataka CM on protests over reservation
1 year, 8 months ago

Conspiracy by Congress to incite violence: Karnataka CM on protests over reservation

India Today  

Agitating members of the Banjara community on Monday targeted BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's house in Shivamogga district and resorted to stone-pelting, injuring some policemen during a protest against the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes announced by the state government. The internal reservations announced by the government as per the Sadashiva Commission report have allocated …

HC allows govt to decide on Panchamasali quota in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

HC allows govt to decide on Panchamasali quota in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The high court on Thursday allowed the Karnataka government to decide on the reservation for the Panchamasali Lingayat sub-sect while directing the state not to disturb the constitutionally guaranteed quota to other communities in the existing category 2A of the caste-based reservation list. The high court on Thursday allowed the Karnataka government to decide on the reservation for the Panchamasali …

Karnataka’s Panchamasalis Set Deadline for BJP to Grant Quota, Warns of Tough Steps Ahead of Polls
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka’s Panchamasalis Set Deadline for BJP to Grant Quota, Warns of Tough Steps Ahead of Polls

News 18  

Karnataka’s Panchamasali Lingayat – the sub-sect of the Lingayat community — has set the March 15 deadline to accord the reservation, failing which the pontiff of Panchamasali Peetha, Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, who is also leading the quota agitation, will temporarily halt the protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru and take the matter to people’s court in all 224 assembly constituencies …

Demand for Separate Lingayat Religion Crops Up Again in Poll-Bound K'taka, Seers Threaten to Protest
1 year, 10 months ago

Demand for Separate Lingayat Religion Crops Up Again in Poll-Bound K'taka, Seers Threaten to Protest

News 18  

Amid increased pressure on the government for a hike in reservation from various communities, the Lingayats have demanded that the Basavaraj Bommai government request the Centre to accord them a separate Lingayat status. Addressing the media, Channabasavananda Swami of Akhila Bharata Lingayat Samanvaya said now that the BJP is in power in both the state and Centre, chief minister Basavaraj …

BJP in Fix as Karnataka Sees Fresh Lingayat Stir, Seers Blame BSY Son for 'Misguiding' Ex-CM on Quota
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP in Fix as Karnataka Sees Fresh Lingayat Stir, Seers Blame BSY Son for 'Misguiding' Ex-CM on Quota

News 18  

Karnataka seems headed for another agitation demanding better reservation by the dominant Lingayat community, the primary votebank of the BJP, barely six months after the first one. Seers from the Panchamsali sub-sect of the community, who form almost 70 per cent of all Lingayats, are launching a month-long campaign to pressure the government for reservation under the 2A OBC quota. …

Maratha outfits begin silent agitation; state invites them to talk
3 years, 6 months ago

Maratha outfits begin silent agitation; state invites them to talk

Hindustan Times  

The Maratha community outfits on Wednesday began the next phase of their statewide silent agitation to press for reservation in government jobs and education, which was scrapped by the Supreme Court last month. Minister of state for home and Kolhapur’s guardian minister Satej Patil, minister Hasan Mushrif, minister of state Rajendra Yadravkar, MPs Sanjay Mandalik, Dhairyasheel Mane, MLAs Prakash Awade, …

Panchamsali and Kuruba caste groups demand increase in percentage of quota in Karnataka
3 years, 9 months ago

Panchamsali and Kuruba caste groups demand increase in percentage of quota in Karnataka

The Hindu  

THE past few months have witnessed a heightened demand by some caste and sub-caste groups in Karnataka for a share in the reservation pie. Religious leaders of two caste groups, Panchamsalis and Kurubas, have been spearheading movements to demand an increase in the percentage of reservation for the respective communities in the total reservation for Other Backward Classes. Panchamsali is …

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