Bangaluru: The Congress high command has recommended its Karnataka leaders to avoid mentioning the Lingayat issue in election rallies apprehending that granting of separate religion tag to the Lingayat community may effect on the party in the Assembly elections. A senior Congress leader said that the leaders of the state advised the high command that […]

Bangaluru: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said it will inspect in detail the Karnataka government’s suggestion to concede minority tag to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva-Lingayat people group as and when it gets the proposal. The comments came a day after the Siddaramaiah government chose to prescribe that minority tag be allowed to […]