Hundreds of members of Panchamasali community, led by seer of Lingayat Panchamasali Peetha Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, staged a day-long sit-in in front of the residence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommmai in Shiggaon of Haveri district on Tuesday seeking inclusion of the community under 2A category of Other Backward Classes.
As announced by the seer on Monday, the protestors first took out a protest march from Channamma Circle in Shiggaon and staged the dharna on reaching the Chief Minister’s residence.
Addressing the protestors, the seer said that they have been forced to stage the dharna in front of the Chief Minister’s residence as he has failed to keep his promise of fulfilling their demand within the time he sought from the community.