It's Raining Caste-based Boards in K'taka, Lingayats Latest to be Rewarded by BSY; Experts Fume
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It's Raining Caste-based Boards in K'taka, Lingayats Latest to be Rewarded by BSY; Experts Fume

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It is raining caste development boards and corporations in Karnataka. After setting up Kaadu Golla Development Corporation and Maratha Development Board, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has issued an order to set up a Veerashaiva – Lingayat Development Corporation with immediate effect. Keeping an eye on the Basavakalyana Assembly by-elections, Yediyurappa announced setting up of a Maratha development board with an initial funding of Rs 50 crore. However, unlike other minor caste development boards or corporations, the Lingayat Development Corporation has triggered a controversy. “Even if the state government allocates Rs 1,000 crore to the Lingayat Development Corporation, it would be a small amount, because the community is so large.

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