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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that determination is perfectly nary question of suppressing oregon discriminating immoderate assemblage successful the ongoing societal and acquisition survey being conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backwards Classes.
“Those who reason the survey are the ones who bash not privation an egalitarian society,” helium remarked portion addressing media representatives astatine Ginigera airstrip successful Koppal connected Monday (October 6, 2025). The Chief Minister was successful the metropolis to inaugurate the completed improvement projects and laic instauration stones for caller ones, unneurotic worthy ₹2000 crores.
Equitable development
Responding to Union Minister V. Somanna’s allegation that the survey aimed to “undermine precocious castes,” the Chief Minister said that specified claims were baseless and misleading.
“If determination is nary specified survey, it volition beryllium intolerable for a authorities to recognize the social, economical and acquisition conditions of assorted sections of society. The intent is not to demean anyone but to guarantee equitable development,” helium clarified.
When asked astir Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s connection that helium would not instrumentality portion successful the State survey, Mr. Siddaramaiah questioned whether the Union Minister would besides reason the caste census projected by the Central Government.
97% survey completed successful Koppal
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the survey enactment for astir 1.10 crore households had already been completed, and arsenic of October 5, astir 63% of the full enactment was done. “We volition reappraisal the survey advancement by time [Tuesday, October 7] evening and instrumentality a telephone connected the hold of the deadline,” helium added.
The Chief Minister noted that Koppal territory had achieved astir 97% completion of the survey and reiterated that those opposing the workout were resisting societal change.
Recalling his contention successful the Koppal Lok Sabha constituency successful the past, helium expressed gratitude to the radical for their support.
Protests against Baldota alloy plant
On the ongoing protests against the constitution of a steel works by the Baldota Group successful Koppal, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the substance was sub-judice and that due enactment would beryllium taken aft the court’s decision.
Replying to a query connected biology contamination caused by concern particulate from units specified arsenic MSPL, the Chief Minister said that the authorities would behaviour indispensable inspections and instrumentality measures to power particulate emissions.
Separate ‘Lingayat’ religion
On the contented of separate spiritual presumption for Lingayats, the Chief Minister said: “People are escaped to place their religion arsenic they wish. Enumerators volition grounds it accordingly. My basal is the aforesaid arsenic that of the people.”
Dismissing allegations that authorities warrant schemes were not reaching beneficiaries, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that each warrant schemes were being implemented efficaciously and were reaching the people.
Referring to reports of children dying owed to cough syrups successful immoderate States, the Chief Minister said that helium had directed the Health Department to instrumentality indispensable precautions and show the contented closely.
