Siddaramaiah, DKS are not on the same page over caste census: Eshwarappa
The Hindu
BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa on Sunday claimed that Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar were not on the same pa
BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa on Sunday claimed that Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar were not on the same page on the contentious issue of caste census in the State.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru after participating in a cycle jatha in Mysuru organised by the party’s Backward Classes Morcha to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, Mr. Eshwarappa, who is also the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, said the two Congress leaders were squabbling with each other and the party will split into two before the next elections to the State Assembly.
Mr. Siddaramaiah had, for long, been batting for submission of the Caste Census report to the State government by the Karnataka State Permanent Backward Classes Commission. Though the census was carried out during his regime as Chief Minister, the report was not submitted as Mr. Siddaramaiah has been claiming that it was not ready till he demitted office in 2018. He has also been accusing JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy of refusing to accept the report on the caste census when he subsequently took over as Chief Minister of the coalition government.