Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar connected Sunday dismissed the BJP’s complaint that the Congress authorities was encouraging spiritual conversions successful the sanction of the socio-educational survey, and asserted that the workout was intended to guarantee justness for socially and educationally backward communities.
“Our authorities wants to unite people, portion the BJP is dividing them. This survey is being conducted pursuing requests from assorted communities, who felt they were not decently enumerated earlier. The full State machinery is moving towards ensuring that each communities get a just opportunity,” Mr. Shivakumar told reporters successful Delhi.
He said the survey would beryllium conducted crossed the State from September 22 to October 7, with schoolhouse teachers connected vacation assisting officials by visiting households. “There is nary request to fishy anything. Teachers volition not cheat. This survey is to assistance backward classes. Awareness indispensable beryllium created successful each community. Irrespective of affluent oregon poor, each indispensable enrol. Even those surviving extracurricular the State oregon overseas tin registry online. Objections tin besides beryllium raised, and accusation volition beryllium disposable connected the phone. Our purpose is to guarantee justness for each communities,” helium said.
Responding to remarks by Rambhapuri Mutt seer expressing doubts astir the enumeration of Veerashaiva-Lingayats, the Deputy Chief Minister said determination was nary crushed for suspicion. “The H. Kantharaj Commission study is simply a decennary old. Hence, a caller survey is being undertaken,” helium explained.
Rejecting BJP leaders’ allegations that the workout was intended to disagreement Hindu nine oregon appease minorities, Mr. Shivakumar said: “These are politically motivated charges. Let them mobilise their communities to enrol successful the census alternatively of spreading doubts. We volition supply records if anyone seeks them.”
Earlier successful Bengaluru, earlier leaving for Delhi, Mr. Shivakumar refused to remark connected the opinions expressed by Vokkaliga leaders who had opposed the survey. He said helium would respond later.
On his Delhi visit, helium clarified that helium was consulting lawyers connected the Cauvery and the Mekedatu issues, which are listed for proceeding successful court.
