Belagavi: In a bid to meet the persistent demands of the two major communities, the State Cabinet yesterday decided to create two new OBC (Other Backward Castes) categories for Vokkaligas and Lingayats. The reservation demands of the two communities will be met by scooping out of a portion of 10 percent (Economically Weaker Sections) quota….
Decision communicated to Karnataka Government on Nov.13 NDA Govt. follows UPA’s footsteps in rejecting demand Bengaluru: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has rejected the demand of Lingayats for separate religion status. The Centre’s rejection was conveyed to the Karnataka High Court this morning by Union Government’s Additional Solicitor General Prabhuling Navadagi. The Additional…
Mysuru: Maintaining that a separate Lingayat religion status is their right, Mudigunda Virakta Mutt Seer Srikanta Swamiji said that the Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha was fighting to get Lingayat religion status. He was speaking after inaugurating the District Office of Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha at Hosa Mutt premises here on Sunday. Dismissing allegations that the Mahasabha was…
Bagalkot/Haveri: Close on the heels of the State Government submitting recommendation to the Centre for a separate minority status for Lingayats, BJP National President Amit Shah has announced that BJP on no count will allow division of a religious community citing the decision of Siddharamaiah as pre-planned. He was speaking at a meeting of over…
Bengaluru: Post the Karnataka government’s decision to accord an independent religion tag to the Lingayats, Kodavas have demanded that they should also be declared as a religious minority. Two representatives from the Kodava community, M.M. Bansy and Vijay Muthappa have yesterday sent a memorandum to the State asking for a separate religion tag. The…
Bengaluru: In a significant move that is set to heat up the political scene ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, the Congress-led Siddharamaiah Government yesterday decided to give independent religious status to the Lingayat community, which forms 17% of the State’s population, and decided to ask the Centre to grant it minority status. The two…
Hubballi: In a show of strength demanding Constitutional recognition for Lingayats as an independent religion, the Lingayat Mega Convention held at Nehru Stadium in Hubballi yesterday urged Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to recommend the same to the Union Government at the earliest. Lingayat Seers, who addressed the gathering, demanded that the State Government take a proper…
Mysuru: Noted Kannada writer and literary critic Prof. Chandrashekar Patil, popular as Champa, has said that Lingayat is a separate religion and minority status must be accorded as per the Constitution and as per legal provisions to the religion. Champa, who has been designated as the President of the three-day 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya…
Mysuru: Demanding separate religion status, Lingayats will take out a rally in city tomorrow, according to Lingayat Co-ordination Committee President H.P. Gangadhar Swamy. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Gangadhar Swamy said that rally will urge the State Government to recommend the Centre for recognising Lingayat as a separate religion. The rally will commence at…
Bengaluru: A faction of the Lingayat community, who had gathered in Bidar on July 18, revived the demand for the formation of a separate religion for Lingayats. This has resulted in a controversy as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has responded positively to their demand. And following the CM’s comments, former CM and BJP State President B.S….
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