New Delhi: A day after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge objected to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s opinion on the caste census situation, the latter on Tuesday clarified his stand saying he was not in opposition to it however wished it to be executed in a scientific and scientific method, information company PTI reported.
BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi stated in Rajya Sabha that Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar himself had signed a petition urging the federal government to junk the caste census. Reacting to his assertion, Kharge stated “all higher castes are united on this.”
Two dominant communities of Karnataka — Vokkaliags and Lingayats — have opposed the survey, calling it unscientific. They’ve demanded that the survey be rejected and a contemporary one be performed.
Shivakumar, who’s from the Vokkaliga group, stated he has not opposed the caste survey wherever.
“I’ve not opposed it wherever. It’s our celebration coverage and our authorities did it (census) in Karnataka…My apprehension is that quite a lot of our legislators and quite a lot of our ministers…we spoke…we wish correct census, as a result of census needs to be executed in a really systematic approach,” PTI quoted Shivakumar as saying.
Additional explaining his stand, Shivakumar stated his home was additionally not coated in the course of the caste survey in 2015 in the course of the earlier Siddaramaiah-led Congress authorities.
“Nobody got here and requested me. I additionally checked with so many legislators. It ought to occur systematically, as a result of as soon as the census occurs, they (individuals) ought to get rights correctly based on inhabitants. For instance — Minorities — as per their inhabitants they’ll ask for his or her rights. For SCs and STs in our state, we’ve laws that funds ought to be allotted based mostly on their inhabitants. Like that, we’re asking for a justification…there ought to be a correct, scientific strategy on this,” PTI quoted the senior Congress chief as saying.
Underlining the celebration’s dedication to all sections of the society, Shivakumar additional stated, “”I am a backward class man, as Vokkaligas are backward class. however being a celebration president I must take a look at each part of society, that is extra necessary.”