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Time of India
13-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Community groups to conclude digital surveys before Karnataka government exercise
Bengaluru: In an attempt to pre-empt any discrepancies in the population numbers of their castes and subcastes, the dominant communities of Vokkaligas and Lingayats are embarking on their own caste surveys ahead of the state govt's fresh socio-educational survey for which dates are yet to be announced. Vokkaligara Sangha president Kenchappa Gowda said the community has decided to go ahead with its survey by the end of this month or early next month. "The digital survey by the Sangha will be launched by the end of this month or early next month, irrespective of the state govt's re-enumeration. The survey will be launched by Adichunchanagiri mutt seer Nirmalanandanath Swamiji," said Gowda. According to him, the decision to conduct the digital survey has been driven by the scepticism about the govt's ability to manage the enumeration scientifically. "With our digital survey likely to be concluded before the state govt exercise, we will be able to match the numbers of both the surveys and conclude the actual figures," said Gowda. The Sangha has already identified vendors, who are also associated with the community leadership. Meanwhile, the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha (AIVM) will stick to their timeline of concluding its own survey by late Dec or early Jan. "As most of our community members are from farming backgrounds, Dec-Jan months will be off-season for them and they will be free to participate in our surveys," said AIVM secretary Renuka Prasanna. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Lingayat, Vokkaliga outfits in Karnataka to fight jointly against caste census
Bengaluru: In a rare display of unity, the apex bodies representing Karnataka's dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities—All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha (AIVM) and Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha—are preparing to join forces against the state govt's socio-economic and educational survey, which they allege has projected a reduced population of both castes. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The two groups are set to meet Thursday in Bengaluru to finalise a joint action committee that will lead the resistance against the caste census. Mahasabha general secretary Renuka Prasanna said the Lingayat group will be represented by senior Congress MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa. Prasanna also revealed that AIVM is planning to conduct its own independent caste survey. "Considering that a majority of our community members are farmers, the only possible time to get them to participate in the survey is Dec," he said, adding that the Mahasabha is developing software to carry out the private exercise. While these communities have traditionally been seen as political rivals, insiders say a consensus to collaborate has been reached "in principle." We already had three rounds of talks at the office bearers' level and agreed to join hands. However, the joint action committee for opposing the survey report has to be finalised only when the bodies' presidents meet," said an AIVM office-bearer. If everything goes according to the plan, the proposed joint action will make a three-pronged approach: First, lobbying with ministers from their communities in CM Siddaramaiah's cabinet to oppose the release of the survey findings; second, launching coordinated protests across the state if pro-census groups push for its implementation through the Congress high command; and third, preparing a joint legal petition to challenge the survey, if necessary. The Lingayat leadership is also reportedly engaging with other communities discontented by the survey in an attempt to broaden the coalition. "The Lingayats are also reaching out to 'other' communities unhappy with the census report and are trying to woo them into the joint action committee," a source said.
