Members of various sub-sects of Veerashaiva Lingayat community took out a protest march under the aegis of Akhila Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha and staged a dharna in Dharwad on Monday, demanding inclusion of all sub-sects of the community under the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The protestors, who congregated at Lingayat Bhavan at Jayanagar in Dharwad, marched to the Deputy Commissioner’s office via KCD Circle and staged the dharna in front of the office of the district administration before submitting a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister.
The protest march was led by political leaders belonging to the Congress, the BJP and the Janata Dal(Secular) who said that they had come to highlight the genuine demand of the Veerashaiva Lingayat community.
