Yeddyurappa warns govt against making caste census data public

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May 22, 2017

Bengaluru, May 22: Calling Siddaramaiah led Congress government’s caste census ‘unscientific’, BJP leader and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has warned of state wide protests if the census data was formally made public.

As per the leaked data of the caste census, Dalit community is the largest group in Karnataka followed by Muslims. Lingayats and Vokkaligas are in third and fourth position respectively.

Addressing a gathering at Renukacharya Ugamanotsava and Basava Jayanthi celebration at Palace Grounds organised by Vishwa Veerashaiva Lingayat Okkuta, Mr Yeddyurappa said that the government’s intention behind the caste census was to divide the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.

“Intense protests will be staged across the state if the government makes the caste census data public,” he said,

“There are many sub-castes in Veerashaiva-Lingayat community. Siddaramaiah-led Congress government is taking advantage of the sub-caste system to divide the community. The government wants to project that the community’s size is smaller compared to other castes. Therefore, the community members should be cautious against such moves,” he said.

The former chief minister said both Veerashaiva and Lingayat were one and the same. The community members should end the sub-caste system and get united.

“Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumara Swami rightly deserves the Bharat Ratna award. We will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urge him to honour the seer with the award,” he said.

Congress MLC Allum Veerabhadrappa expressed displeasure over IAS and the IPS officers from the community being ignored for top positions in the state. The IAS and the IPS officers are ignored despite their seniority.

Recently, an IAS officer from the community was overlooked for the chief secretary’s post, he said.

The convention adopted resolutions seeking proper representation to the community members in the State and Union Cabinet, installation of Basaveshwara statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises and naming Gulbarga University and Namma Metro after Basaveshwara.

Also Read: Muslims second largest community in Karnataka after Dalits!

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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