Sidda in spot after ministers representing Vokkaligas, Lingayats red-flag caste census | India News – The Times of India

BENGALURU: Ministers representing Karnataka’s Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities have put the Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt in a spot, flagging the recalibrated caste survey data that the state plans to adopt as flawed and warning of social unrest if that were to be used to define reservation.A special cabinet meeting convened Thursday to discuss the report submitted…

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Lingayat, Vokkaliga netas huddle ahead of April 17 caste census meet | India News – The Times of India

BENGALURU: Karnataka govt is facing growing internal pressure after the leak of the caste census report that has sparked strong opposition from different quarters. Ahead of the special cabinet meeting scheduled on Thursday to discuss the report in detail, senior netas from the influential Vokkaliga and Lingayat caste groups have called meetings of their respective…

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Karnataka BJP MLA calls for ‘Ayodhya-like stir’ for dargah site | Hubballi News – Times of India

BELAGAVI: A BJP MLA from Karnataka has given a call for the launch of an “Ayodhya-like movement” to ensure Anubhava Mantapa, a 12th century academy founded by social reformer Basavanna in Basavakalyan of Bidar district, is “re-established on the site it once stood”. On a tour across north Karnataka districts to spread awareness on the…

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