Over 1 Lakh Lingayats, Led By BJP MLA, Stage Massive Protest In Karnataka

Belagavi, Karnataka:

Over a lakh members of the Panchamasali Lingayat group — a sub-sect of the higher caste Lingayat group in Karnataka which constitutes practically 18 per cent of the state’s inhabitants — immediately staged an enormous protest demonstration from the long-lasting Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi demanding reservations in schooling, and authorities jobs.

BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil, who has been vocal towards senior social gathering leaders BS Yediyurappa and BS Bommai, is spearheading the protest.

Panchamasali Lingayats, who represent 60 per cent of the Lingayat inhabitants, have claimed that they haven’t been given much-needed political illustration, regardless of forming a bigger chunk of the Lingayat group. They’ve the ability to affect over 100 seats within the Kittur Karnataka area, which was earlier often called the Mumbai-Karnataka area, consisting of practically 7 districts. 

The Kittur Karnataka area consists of Uttara Kannada, Belagavi, Gadag, Dharwad, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, and Haveri.

The Panchamsalis are the most important formation of assorted sub sects of the Lingayat Neighborhood. They’re principally farmers and folks related to farming in varied methods, which is why they carry a plough as an emblem.

The Veerashaiva Lingayats presently get 5 p.c reservation below the 3B class of the OBC quota, they need to transfer to 2A in order that they get 15 p.c.

Forward of subsequent 12 months’s Meeting polls, the reservation problem has turn into a headache for Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai as a number of communities amongst OBCs in Karnataka are additionally in search of a rise of their reservation quota.

A number of communities, together with the Panchamasalis, Vokkaligas, and Marathas, have sought a rise of their reservation quota.

The Karnataka authorities had on Tuesday tabled a Invoice within the state Meeting to extend reservations for Scheduled Castes (from 15 per cent to 17 per cent) and Scheduled Tribes (from 3 per cent to 7 per cent) within the state, breaching the Supreme Courtroom mandated 50 per cent cap on quotas.

The SCs make up 16 per cent of the state’s inhabitants, and the STs represent 6.9 per cent.

The Karnataka Everlasting Backward Lessons Fee immediately submitted its a lot awaited interim report back to the state authorities. Fee Chairman and former Minister Jayaprakash Hegde submitted the report back to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Mr Bommai has mentioned that an acceptable resolution on their calls for could be taken primarily based on the Fee’s report.