Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Friday lambasted the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government over the controversial caste census, terming it "unscientific" and questioning its legitimacy.
"It is left up to the state government. In every state, they will decide on their own. I have not seen the report or what was discussed in the cabinet," Kharge told reporters here.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that the Backward Class Commission has already submitted its report to the cabinet, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has advised the ministers to study it and come back in the next meeting with suggestions.
Doubling down his attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the caste census issue, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy questioned whether the benefit of the census is meant for Siddaramaiah himself or for the Congress party that provided him political backing.
On Channagiri MLA's call for Lingayat legislators to resign over the caste census issue, Siddaramaiah said a special cabinet meeting has been scheduled for April 17 to discuss the socio-economic survey.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday held a meeting with Congress MLAs, MLCs, and Ministers from the Vokkaliga community at his residence in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on the caste census issue.
Stating that the Congress party had imbibed Basavanna's philosophy of 'equal life equal share,' Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the party would ensure justice for all.
The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes has submitted the caste census (socio, economic, and educational survey) report to the Siddaramaiah-led cabinet. If released, the caste census report will be the second by a Congress-ruled state after Telangana
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office, the Deputy CM said, "We will collect the opinion of Vokkaliga legislators on the caste census during the meeting. I haven't gone through the entire caste census report, we are studying it. I would discuss the census with the legislators and advise th
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."