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 …
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 …
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 …
