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Time of India
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
CM Siddaramaiah highlights lack of social, educational data in Centre's census, justifies state's new survey
KARNATAKA: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday stated that to ensure social justice, it is essential to understand the social and economic conditions of the people. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He emphasised that a fresh survey is necessary for this purpose and further underlined that the Union Government is not conducting a social, economic, and educational survey. Speaking to reporters in Davanagere, the Chief Minister said the Union Government is conducting the Census from 2027 but has not indicated that it will conduct a social, educational, and economic survey. "What we are doing is a social, educational, and economic survey, which also includes a caste census," he clarified. CM Siddaramaiah added, "We have no objection to the Union Government conducting the census. However, there is a difference between our survey and theirs regarding the social, educational, and economic aspects." Objections were raised by both the general and weaker sections of society regarding the caste census report. Most importantly, Section 11(1) of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act mandates a re-survey after 10 years of the previous report, CM Siddaramaiah clarified. He stated that the current re-survey is being undertaken based on this provision. Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa stated in Bengaluru that a caste census is necessary for delivering good administration, but the BJP has never undertaken such an exercise. He added that the BJP, which has been ruling at the Centre for the last two terms, has not bothered to conduct a caste census, implying that what was needed has not been done at all. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Every day, the population of the country is increasing, and measures to control the population need to be undertaken. The number of constituencies should not be increased on the basis of population," he stated. Senior Congress MLA, Laxman Savadi stated in Bengaluru that to address the shortcomings of the caste census, the state government is undertaking a fresh survey. According to Savadi, a few communities had opposed the caste census report, and to address this, the Congress high command had spoken to the Chief Minister, leading to the announcement of a fresh survey. He believes this new survey will rectify the lapses in the older one. Savadi further added, "This would help us. Let the central government also carry out a caste census; our caste census will help to analyse facts."
Hans India
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Centre not conducting social, educational, economic survey like us: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Davanagere (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday stated that to ensure social justice, it is essential to understand the social and economic conditions of the people. He emphasised that a fresh survey is necessary for this purpose and further underlined that the Union Government is not conducting a social, economic, and educational survey. Speaking to reporters in Davanagere, the Chief Minister said the Union Government is conducting the Census from 2027 but has not indicated that it will conduct a social, educational, and economic survey. "What we are doing is a social, educational, and economic survey, which also includes a caste census," he clarified. CM Siddaramaiah added, "We have no objection to the Union Government conducting the census. However, there is a difference between our survey and theirs regarding the social, educational, and economic aspects.' Objections were raised by both the general and weaker sections of society regarding the caste census report. Most importantly, Section 11(1) of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act mandates a re-survey after 10 years of the previous report, CM Siddaramaiah clarified. He stated that the current re-survey is being undertaken based on this provision. Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa stated in Bengaluru that a caste census is necessary for delivering good administration, but the BJP has never undertaken such an exercise. He added that the BJP, which has been ruling at the Centre for the last two terms, has not bothered to conduct a caste census, implying that what was needed has not been done at all. "Every day, the population of the country is increasing, and measures to control the population need to be undertaken. The number of constituencies should not be increased on the basis of population," he stated. Senior Congress MLA, Laxman Savadi stated in Bengaluru that to address the shortcomings of the caste census, the state government is undertaking a fresh survey. According to Savadi, a few communities had opposed the caste census report, and to address this, the Congress high command had spoken to the Chief Minister, leading to the announcement of a fresh survey. He believes this new survey will rectify the lapses in the older one. Savadi further added, "This would help us. Let the central government also carry out a caste census; our caste census will help to analyze facts."
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Harohalli Ram temple proposal faces opposition from Dalits
Mysuru: Like Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, where land disputes delayed the construction of the Ram Mandir for decades, the proposed Ram temple in Harohalli village, Mysuru taluk, known for providing the Krishnashila stone used for the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya, is now stuck in a land dispute. While the Dalit family to which the land belongs, formed a trust to construct a Ram temple, a few Dalit organisations are opposing it. They cite the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, which prohibits using land owned by Dalits for religious purposes. They allege that the Ram temple in the village serves no purpose, and claim that it will be an anti-Dalit act. According to Ramadas' family who own the land, they formed the Balarama Shilodbhava Kshetra (BRSK) trust to build the Ram Mandir on their land where the Krishna Shila was found. Retired teacher and landowner H Ramadas and his wife Jayamma are the founder trustees of the trust, while their son HR Rangaswamy is the president of the trust. "It has five members, including a secretary and treasurer," explained Rangaswamy to TOI. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo "Last Friday (May 23), we wanted to start the carving of Ram's idol using the same piece of Krishna Shila. Sculptor Arun Yogiraj agreed to carve an idol for the temple. A flag hoisting ceremony to mark the start of the temple works was also planned. We invited Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Swami, Mysuru MP Yaduveer Wadiyar, local MLA GT Devegowda, and Arun Yogiraj for the event," explained Rangaswamy. "However, on the eve of the event, we were informed that a few people wanted to disrupt the event, and we decided not to confront them as this is a sacred work. So we cancelled the event to ensure that guests would not face any embarrassment," explained Rangaswamy. "We want to build a temple with devotion. This is the time to bring all humans together," he said. According to locals, the banners and buntings of the event were torn out in protest against the construction of the temple. However, a section of Dalit leaders justified the opposition to the Ram Mandir. They are demanding an educational institute instead of a temple. Senior Dalit functionary and former Mysuru mayor K Purushottam said landowner Ramadas became a teacher because of the Constitution. His children got a good education because of the Constitution. Building a temple on land owned by a Dalit family is against the PTCL Act, he said. "We fear that this temple may be used to spread superstitious belief among people. So we are opposing it," he added.
