Madiwala community protest seeking inclusion in SCs list
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The Madiwala community, which has been seeking inclusion in the list of Scheduled Castes, staged a dharna in front of Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mysuru on Monday to press for their demand.
The dharna comes in the midst of the ongoing campaigns by different communities, including Kurubas and Panchamashali Lingayats, for reservation.
Prashant S.J., leader of the Mysuru District Struggle Committee for inclusion of Madiwalas in SC, said the dharna on Monday was a symbolic protest seeking to draw the attention of the government.
Representatives from the community from neighbouring districts and Bengaluru also had joined the protest, he said.
Panchamasali Lingayats are in bad shape; nothing wrong in giving them reservation: Karnataka minister
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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2021, 04:32 PM IST
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Synopsis There is nothing wrong to include this community in the 2A category of the backward classes list and entitle them (15 per cent) reservations in government jobs and education, Karnataka minister Murugesh Nirani said.
Murugesh Nirani, who holds the mines and geology portfolio in the Karnataka government, is an influential Panchamasali leader demanding reservation in the state.
New Delhi: Karnataka minister Murugesh Nirani on Saturday said there is nothing wrong in giving reservation in government jobs and education to the Panchamasali Lingayats, majority of whom are in a bad socio-economic condition in the state. Of the total 6.5 crore population in Karnataka, Panchamashalis are about 80 lakh. There is a need to empower this community as 90 per cent of its members are into agriculture and deprived of education an