New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling holding that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the faith cannot claim the status of a Scheduled Caste. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria said that “no person who professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be regarded as a member of the Scheduled Caste,” adding that conversion to any other religion res…
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Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Criticising the state government, former Union Minister and senior BJP leader A. Narayanaswamy said on Friday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had betrayed the Madiga community, which had struggled for 35 years for internal reservation. He alleged that not only the Madiga community but Dalits across the state had been deceived, and accused the government of misleading 101 castes on the issue of internal reservation. He also alleged that job-aspirant youth had been misled…
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) A BJP delegation has submitted a memorandum to Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot alleging that the Congress-led government in the state has mishandled the issue of internal reservation among Scheduled Castes and created uncertainty instead of ensuring social justice.The delegation included former Deputy Chief Minister and MP Govind Karjol, former Union Minister A. Narayanaswamy, MLA Duryodhan Aihole, Basavaraj Mattimadu and retired IAS officer Lakshminarayan.In the m…