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 …
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has been under tremendous pressure from various communities in the state that are demanding better quota reservation. At present, Panchamasali Lingayats are seeking Category 2A status, Kurubas are seeking a Schedule Tribe tag and the Valmiki community is seeking a hike in reservation from 3.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent. Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa, …
