1. Don’t oppose caste census based on hearsay: CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has asked political leaders not to oppose the caste census based merely on hearsay, after objections were raised by some dominant caste groups — and resistance was felt even from Congress leaders, including Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar — regarding the “unscientific” methods used in the survey.
Rubbishing as “baseless” the claims by JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy that a caste census would divide the society, the CM said, “It seems to me that those who are opposing the caste census don’t know what the report contains. No one should oppose based on hearsay and wrong assumptions... Let it be released, and then let us see.” He said he would also speak to the State Backward Classes Commission Chairman Jayaprakash Hegde about the missing of the original report of the Kantharaj Commission.
