All-India Veerashaiva Mahasabha president and veteran Congress MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa on Saturday warned that the party would definitely face a setback in the Lok Sabha elections if the caste census report was accepted and released.
“The party will have to face a situation similar to what happened in the past during the Veerashaiva-Lingayat separate religion issue. We have been protesting because the caste census report is flawed. The contents of the report have already been leaked,” he said.
Citing flaws in the data collection process, Mr. Shivashankarappa demanded a thorough review of the report.
