Rally of Lingayat Seers begins at Bangalore Palace Grounds Bengaluru/Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said that he expects to receive a message from the BJP High Command about his political future this evening amid speculation about his replacement. “If the message comes by evening, I will let you know immediately. You will also…
Lingayat tag: Cabinet meet postponed
March 14, 2018Bengaluru: The Cabinet meeting, which was scheduled to take place this evening in the State capital, has been postponed. However, no reasons have been assigned for the postponement. The meeting was expected to chiefly discuss the separate Lingayat religion tag amidst mounting pressure from Seers backing the tag. But CM Siddharamaiah, not preferring to discuss…
Cabinet defers decision on minority status for Lingayat
March 10, 2018Bengaluru: The State Cabinet on Thursday failed to arrive at a consensus on accepting the Expert Committee report on granting minority religion status to Lingayats. A seven-member panel, headed by retired High Court Judge H.N. Nagamohan Das, had recommended granting minority status to the community, but the Cabinet was divided in its opinion and deferred…
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