Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said that it must be clarified whether the Veerashaiva-Lingayat religion and the Lingayat religion are the same or different religions. He stressed that this decision must be made by the community itself.
Talking to reporters in Bhalki in Bidar district, he said, "BJP Government has rendered justice to all the communities including Lingayat and ensured recognition to all of them. Congress government tried to break the Lingayat religion."
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Sunday claimed he was unaware of the repentance of the Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah on the Lingayat religion issue, as per a press statement by CMO.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Seers and members of Lingayat community held a protest on Wednesday at Jantar Mantar seeking independent status for Lingayat religion.
Lingayat [Mumbai] [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Lingayat community members on Friday said its members from the Marathwada region will carry out a 'Mahamorcha' for their long pending demand of constitutional recognition to Lingayat religion in Maharashtra and minority status on the National l
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Mar 19 (ANI): The Veerashaiva Lingayat Samanvaya Samiti on Monday opposed Karnataka government's decision of granting a separate religion status for the Lingayats community and termed it a politically motivated decision.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday said that the Lingayat's cannot be given a separate religion tag.