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Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar calls for meeting of Vokkaliga legislators f
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Karnataka: DK Shivakumar calls meeting of Vokkaliga MLAs over caste census
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar called a meeting of Vokkaliga MLAs of Congress on Tuesday at his residence to discuss the caste census.
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Communities are trying to protect their interests, nothing wrong in it: Ka
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar asks Vokkaliga Sangha officials to postpone mee
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said he has asked the Vokkaliga Sangha officials to postpone the meeting on caste census.
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Karnataka BJP President slams Congress govt for registering FIR against C
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Monday slammed the state's Congress government in the state for registering an FIR against Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamsthana Math seer, Chandrashekar Swami, over his alleged hate speech.
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DK Shivakumar slams Chandrashekarnatha Swami's statement on Muslim voting
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday condemned Chandrashekarnatha Swami's now-retracted statement suggesting the revocation of Muslim voting rights while also slamming Leader of Opposition R Ashok for staying silent when the Janata Dal filed a case against Balagangadharana
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"Won't tolerate disrespect": DK Suresh attacks BJP MLA Muniratna over his
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader and former MP DK Suresh slammed BJP MLA Muniratna, who allegedly hurled casteist slurs on the Vokkaliga community and its women, emphasising that while the BJP may tolerate Muniratna's behaviour, the Congress party will not stand for disrespect towards women and marginalis
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DK Suresh slams Union Minister Kumaraswamy for backing MLA Munirathna, acc
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader and former MP DK Suresh on Sunday questioned Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy for supporting BJP MLA Munirathna, who allegedly hurled casteist slurs on the Vokkaliga community and its women.
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Congress government knew about Prajwal Revanna, waited till Vokkaligas vot
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a scathing attack on Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said its government in Karnataka knew about the obscene video allegations against suspended JD-S leader Prajwal Revanna for months but allowed him to flee as it wanted the voting for Lok Sabha polls in Vokkaliga-
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Mutts play major role in Karnataka, have followers in different castes, co
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Mutts are religious institutions, many of which were established several centuries ago. In Karnataka, there are thousands of big and small mutts followed by different castes and communities, such as Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Kurubas, Valmikis, Nayakas and Madigas. Among these, Lingayats have
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"90 pc Vokkaliga voters will support PM Modi, Deve Gowda, there is no Cong
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Leader of Opposition in Karnataka assembly and BJP leader, R Ashoka claimed support of the Vokkaliga community to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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"All communities support Congress party": Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday Shivakumar highlighted the importance of policies that benefit livelihoods over emotional appeals, asserting that the Congress party works for the welfare of all communities, including the Vokkaligas.
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