Protests by members of Panchamasali intensify in Belagavi
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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 motu case and filed an FIR against several protesters who were allegedly involved in the clash with the police on Tuesday near the assembly. Let them be punished.” Deputy commissioner of police Rohan Jagadeesh appealed to the seer to end the highway blockade, citing the disruption to traffic, which included ambulances carrying patients and an organ donation transport. “After reviewing video footage, the chief minister was reportedly informed that the police action was justified due to a violation of a HC order,” said a senior district administration official.

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Karnataka BJP Chikkamagaluru Prez Party Workers Booked For Protesting Against CT Ravi Arrest
2 days, 4 hours ago

Karnataka BJP Chikkamagaluru Prez Party Workers Booked For Protesting Against CT Ravi Arrest

ABP News  

Karnataka police have booked an FIR against Chikkamagaluru District BJP President Devaraja Shetty and more than 100 workers, who were protesting the arrest of BJP MLC C. T. Ravi over the alleged derogatory remarks against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, sources said on Saturday. The BJP workers and party District President from Ravi's native Chikkamagaluru were outraged and staged a protest against …

Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation
3 days, 14 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 …

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 has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah
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1 week, 2 days ago

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, …

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 …

BJP Slams Karnataka CM for Lathi Charge on Panchamasali Protesters
1 week, 3 days 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 …

Karnataka: Minister defends police action at Belagavi protest
1 week, 4 days ago

Karnataka: Minister defends police action at Belagavi protest

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: The state government has justified the police department's actions, including a mild lathi charge, during the Panchamasali community’s reservation protest in Belagavi on December 10. Speaking on the issue in the Legislative Assembly, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara stated that the measures were necessary to maintain law and order as protesters attempted to breach barricades and storm Suvarna Vidhana …

Panchamasali agitation: Karnataka Minister Santosh Lad denies allegations of ‘planned’ lathi charge
1 week, 4 days 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. …

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 …

Seer calls Siddaramaiah anti-Lingayat, BJP demands apology for lathi charge
1 week, 4 days ago

Seer calls Siddaramaiah anti-Lingayat, BJP demands apology for lathi charge

India Today  

The seer of Panchamshali Peetha in Karnataka condemned Tuesday's lathi charge on Panchamshali Lingayat protesters in Belagavi, calling for a statewide road blockade. Tensions escalated on Tuesday when members of the Panchamshali Lingayat community staged a protest near the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, demanding reservation under the 2A category. Members of the Panchamshali Lingayat community protested near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in …

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 …

Police say they used force as Panchamasali protest turned violent in Belagavi
1 week, 5 days ago

Police say they used force as Panchamasali protest turned violent in Belagavi

The Hindu  

Senior officials said in Belagavi on Tuesday that the police used force to stop activists of the Panchamasali Reservation Agitation Committee from storming the Suvarna Soudha. Senior officers, including Inspector-General of Police Vikas Kumar Vikas, Police Commissioner Iada Martin Marbaniang, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan and Superintendent of Police Bheemashankar Guled, told reporters in the police headquarters here on Tuesday that …

Lingayats protest demanding 2A reservation
1 week, 5 days 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 …

Karnataka: Panchamasali Lingayat reservation protests turns violent, police resorts to lathi-charge - WATCH
1 week, 6 days 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 …

Panchamasali protest turns violent in Karnataka's Belagavi, HD Kumaraswamy attacks Congress govt
1 week, 6 days ago

Panchamasali protest turns violent in Karnataka's Belagavi, HD Kumaraswamy attacks Congress govt

Hindustan Times  

The protesters who have been demanding quota for the Panchamasali Lingayat community barged into Suvarna Vikasa Soudha in Karnataka's Belagavi, where the current assembly sessions are happening. The Panchamasalis, a sub-sect of the influential Lingayat community, have been advocating for inclusion under the 2A reservation category for the past three years. A few people at the protest site were The …

Bengal BJP holds protest march to Bangladesh Dy High Commission over ISKCON priest's arrest
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengal BJP holds protest march to Bangladesh Dy High Commission over ISKCON priest's arrest

India TV News  

Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and BJP leader Agnimitra Paul held a protest march on Wednesday to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata against the arrest of ISKCON Bangladesh leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari by Dhaka police. During the march, Agnimitra Paul said that the Bengali Hindus would …

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, …

Congress to Stage Statewide Protest Against Governor’s Sanction for Prosecution of CM Siddaramaiah
4 months ago

Congress to Stage Statewide Protest Against Governor’s Sanction for Prosecution of CM Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The Congress party will stage a protest across Karnataka on Monday at 11 am against the Governor's grant of prosecution against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over alleged irregularities in plot allotment in Mysore Urban Development Authority. “The party is ready to wage a legal battle against the prosecution sanction but it is necessary to stage protest against the misuse of …

Rajputs continue their protests in Gujarat over statements made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajputs continue their protests in Gujarat over statements made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala

The Hindu  

Rajputs in Gujarat continued their protests on Friday over the issue of controversial statements made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, who is contesting as the BJP candidate from Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. In Himatnagar of Sabarkantha constitutency, representatives of the Rajput community apparently told Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi that their community members would vote against the BJP …

Bengaluru cops file FIR against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, Shobha Karandlaje for protesting over shopkeeper assault case
9 months ago

Bengaluru cops file FIR against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, Shobha Karandlaje for protesting over shopkeeper assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru police have registered a First Information Report against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for participating in a protest in Bengaluru over the controversial altercation between a shopkeeper and a group of men for allegedly playing the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ during ‘Azaan’ time. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Shobha Karandlaje participated in the protest after the shopkeeper's assault case, and were …

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers
10 months ago

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers

Hindustan Times  

The opposition BJP MLAs on Tuesday trooped into the well of the Karnataka Assembly here protesting the registration of a case against 40 lawyers in Ramanagara district. Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly R Ashok, former state CM Basavaraj Bommai and other leaders protest against the state government, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Defending …

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 …

Pinarayi Vijayan leads stir in Delhi against ‘attack on federalism’ by the Centre
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pinarayi Vijayan leads stir in Delhi against ‘attack on federalism’ by the Centre

The Hindu  

Hoping to strengthen the unity of the Opposition parties ahead of the coming general elections, leaders of various political outfits joined the protest organised by the Kerala government at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday against the alleged attacks on federalism by the Centre, especially the anomalies in devolution of resources. Besides Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who inaugurated the protest, …

Haveri: BJP Stages Protest to Demand SIT Probe Into Hangal Gangrape
11 months ago

Haveri: BJP Stages Protest to Demand SIT Probe Into Hangal Gangrape

Deccan Chronicle  

Haveri: Leader of the Opposition in the assembly R Ashoka, and former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai spearheaded a protest, urging the state government to establish a Special Investigation Team to probe into the Hangal gangrape incident. During the rally, Bommai addressed the protestors, alleging the existence of what he called a "Jungle Raj" and a "Tughlaq Durbar" in the state. …

BJP activists protest against arrest of Hindutva activist in Mysuru
11 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP activists protest against arrest of Hindutva activist in Mysuru

The Hindu  

Scores of BJP workers and leaders staged a demonstration in the city on Wednesday condemning the Congress government in State for arresting a Hindutva activist in connection with violence in 1992 following the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. The arrest of the activist Srikant Poojary was described by the BJP as an ‘’act of appeasement of the minorities’’. Hariprasad …

BJP protests in Karnataka over arrest of Hindu activist, CM labels him as 'criminal suspect'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP protests in Karnataka over arrest of Hindu activist, CM labels him as 'criminal suspect'

India TV News  

In response to the arrest of a Hindu activist, Srikanth Poojari, linked to a 31-year-old case related to the Ram temple agitation, the Bharatiya Janata Party staged protests in Karnataka. Leaders of the BJP, including R Ashoka, the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, were taken into preventive custody during the protests, marked by slogans of 'Jai Sri Ram' and …

Belagavi assault case: SP directed to submit report within two weeks
1 year ago

Belagavi assault case: SP directed to submit report within two weeks

Hindustan Times  

The Dharwad bench of Karnataka high court issued a notice to Belagavi superintendent of police Bhimashankar Guled to submit a report in connection with the assault case of a woman on October 15, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Gokak deputy superintendent of police DH Mulla said that the police collected and listed all material evidence, including photos …

Amid BJP protests over Belagavi parading incident, dy CM says all culprits arrested
1 year ago

Amid BJP protests over Belagavi parading incident, dy CM says all culprits arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Amid the BJP planning a nationwide protest over the stripping and parading incident at Belagavi, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said all culprits involved in the incident have been arrested and none will be spared at any cost. "The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report carried on December 12, …

Belagavi stripping incident | BJP to stage dharna in all district centres on December 16
1 year ago

Belagavi stripping incident | BJP to stage dharna in all district centres on December 16

The Hindu  

The principal Opposition BJP is staging dharna in all the district centres of Karnataka on Saturday, December 16, to protest against the episode of a woman being stripped and tied to pole by the relatives of a girl who eloped with the woman’s son in Belagavi district. Vijayendra said women would participate in large numbers in these protests, which were …

26 TD activists booked for abusing, threatening CI in Srikalahasti
1 year, 1 month ago

26 TD activists booked for abusing, threatening CI in Srikalahasti

Deccan Chronicle  

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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 …

Cops lathicharge activists demanding Maratha reservation in Jalna
1 year, 3 months ago

Cops lathicharge activists demanding Maratha reservation in Jalna

Hindustan Times  

Tension prevailed in parts of Jalna district, in central Maharashtra, on Friday after police resorted to lathicharge to disperse a group of activists who were demanding reservation for the Maratha community. Cops lathicharge activists demanding Maratha reservation in Jalna The incident occurred in Antarvali-Sarati village in the district where a group of Maratha activists, led by one Manoj Jarange-Patil, were …

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 …

Banjara, other communities to hold protest in Bengaluru on January 10
1 year, 11 months ago

Banjara, other communities to hold protest in Bengaluru on January 10

The Hindu  

The All-India Banjara Seva Sangha and Gora Sena have warned the State government against implementing Justice A.J. Sadashiva Commission report on internal reservation among Scheduled Caste communities and said that if the State government put an effort to recommend the report to the Centre for implementation, Banjara and other 99 castes in the SC category will hold a State and …

Hindu leaders arrested for protesting Illegal church built in Kanyakumari
3 years, 6 months ago

Hindu leaders arrested for protesting Illegal church built in Kanyakumari

Op India  

Several Hindu activists, including BJP workers, protested outside the Kanyakumari administration on Saturday, demanding the removal of an unauthorised church that had come up recently near the Mathur Aqueduct in Kalkulam Taluk of Kanyakumari district, reports Commune Mag. As per the Venugopal Commission report, the Hindu activists said no Church could be built even on private land or public land …

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