Covert efforts on to establish a third Panchamasali platform
The Hindu
Seems to be outcome of movement for reservation under 2A category in the OBC list
While the Lingayat-Panchamasali movement for reservation under 2A category in the OBC list in Karnataka is yet to achieve its goal, a few leaders of the community have begun covert efforts to establish a separate platform, as an alternative to the existing two peethas (seat of religious knowledge) of the community. Around 30 seers of various mutts of the Panchamasali community recently met at the residence of a community member at Jamakhandi in Bagalkot district to draw up a blueprint.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.