A delegation of seers representing Dalit and OBC communities, who met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, urged him to accept the Socio-Economic & Educational Survey, popularly known as caste census. Responding to this, Mr. Siddaramaiah said his government will decide on it based on legal opinion.
The delegation included Siddarameshwara Swami (representing the Bhovi community), Valmiki Prasannanandapuri Swami (representing the Valmiki community), Kaginele Mahasamsthana’s Kanaka Gurupeeta Niranjananandapuri (of Kuruba community), and others.
While there is demand from OBC communities to accept the report of the survey conducted back in 2015, dominant communities of Vokkaligas and Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities have argued that the survey is “unscientific” and should not be accepted. They have demanded a fresh survey.
