AHV slams CM over caste census
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Vishwanath said a decade ago, CM Siddaramaiah conducted a caste-based census with 1.5 lakh teachers over two years, costing over Rs 17 billion, but the report was never released.
"Now, fearing the high command, he announced another census," he said. Vishwanath mentioned that schools have just started, and teachers will not be available for the survey.
Vishwanath said Siddaramaiah will not be the CM after Nov. "Siddaramaiah will be replaced as CM, possibly by Deputy CM DK Shivakumar or AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge," he said.
He accused Siddaramaiah of doing injustice towards the AHINDA community and lacking integrity.
He questioned his competence compared to former CM Devaraj Urs, as Siddaramaiah himself compared himself to the former CM.
Regarding the Bengaluru stampede, Vishwanath said, "RCB is not our team as no player from Karnataka is in it." He also criticised the intelligence department's handling of the situation and Siddaramaiah's actions to please former Congress MLA Anjali Nimbalkar.
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