Karnataka | Pitfalls of the caste count

Karnataka | Pitfalls of the caste count

A long-gestating item on Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s policy wishlist finally made it to the agenda of a cabinet meeting on April 17. The consternation among the Congress’s own legislators, the aggravated tones in community debates in the state, perhaps beyond, all that had been building up. For, on the table was the 306-page report…

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

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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