Janata Dal (Secular) State Youth President Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Monday attacked the Karnataka government and called the caste census report a document "by Siddaramaiah, for Siddaramaiah, and prepared by Siddaramaiah himself."
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks criticising the quota for minority contractors, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday defended the state government's reservation policy and said that they are also giving reservations to Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Schedul
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling its members "stooges of RSS" in reference to their stance on minority rights and caste-based allocation, following a report on the state's caste census.
Channasiddarama Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami of Srisailam Peetha on Monday called the Karnataka Caste Census Report, 'unscientific', 'not appropriate' and said that it has been prepared with a prejudiced mindset.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday spoke about the caste census, confirming that they received a copy of the report. He added that after reviewing it, a Cabinet meeting will be convened on April 17.
Karnatka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that communities were trying to protect their interests in view of the caste census, and there was nothing wrong with that.
The final meeting on Sunday marked the culmination of an intense, consultative, and data-driven process to correct historical imbalances and deliver a long-overdue promise of justice to the most marginalised among the Scheduled Castes in Telangana.
Karnataka Home Minister G. Parmeshwara on Sunday stated that a special cabinet meeting has been convened on April 17 to discuss the caste census report.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that the 'Samman Abhiyan' celebrated on the occasion of Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's birth anniversary will prove helpful in remembering his contribution to the nation and reawakening his thoughts.