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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Lingayat Hiccup for BJP in Kittur Karnataka: Stung by Rebellion, Can Saffron Party Ensure Victory Again?
1 year, 7 months ago

The Lingayat Hiccup for BJP in Kittur Karnataka: Stung by Rebellion, Can Saffron Party Ensure Victory Again?

News 18  

In a state where caste plays an important role in politics, Lingayats — a politically influential community in Karnataka — has a pivotal role with a potential to change the fortune of any political party in the state. Results of previous assembly elections in Mumbai-Karnataka — a Lingayat-dominated region comprising seven districts — stands as a testament to the community’s …

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BJP MLAs from Panchamasali Lingayat community extend support to CM Yediyurappa amid reservation row
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP MLAs from Panchamasali Lingayat community extend support to CM Yediyurappa amid reservation row

India Today  

Several ministers and MLAs belonging to the Panchamasali sub-sect of the Lingayat community came together to show their support for Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on the reservation issue. This comes after a mega rally took place on Sunday at the Palace Ground in the city where seers along with MLAs came forward to demand that their community gets the 2A …

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