BENGALURU: The Karnataka cupboard on Monday accepted a professional panel document favouring separate spiritual minority status for Lingayats and Veershaivas, who imagine in 12th century social reformer Basavanna's philosophy.
After an elaborate dialogue, the cabinet licensed minority status for Lingayats in line with the suggestions of the seven-member committee headed via retired top court judge Nagamohan Das.
The cupboard also made up our minds to ahead it's advice to the Centre.
On Saturday, a bunch of Lingayat seers met chief minister Siddaramaiah, urging him not to enforce the document of an legit committee that really useful conferring a separate spiritual minority status to only Lingayats but to Veershaiva-Lingayats.
On Sunday, the seers, led via Gadag-based Tontadarya Mutt'sBENGALURU: After dilly-dallying for almost two weeks, the Congress government in Karnataka finally controlled to do a balancing act via accepting a professional panel document favouring separate spiritual minority status for Lingayats after together with Veerashaivas as a bunch within the community.
It also made up our minds to suggest to the Centre to grant the minority spiritual status to the Lingayat community after ratifying an legit notification to this impact at the subsequent cupboard meeting, most likely to be held subsequent week.
"After due deliberations and some discussion on concerns of various sections of society, the cabinet has decided to accept the recommendations of the state minority commission based on the report of an expert committee headed by Justice Nagamohan Das that has recommended to consider grant of recognition as religious minority to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva-Lingayat, believers of Basava Tattva (philosophy), under Section 2(d) of the Karnataka Minorities Act. It was also decided to forward the same to the Central government for notifying under Section 2(d) of the Central Minority Commission Act," legislation minister TB Jayachandra stated quoting the cabinet resolution on Monday.
The transfer is anticipated to have an enormous bearing on the upcoming assembly polls, as some political analysts imagine that it is going to make or mar the electoral possibilities of the ruling Congress taking into consideration that the community can influence poll result in nearly 100 seats within the 224-member legislative assembly.
The resolution also came amid threats from Veerashaiva seers led via Panchacharyas (five powerful pontiffs) against recommending the minority status for Lingayats on my own. Some had even threatened to marketing campaign against Congress within the upcoming assembly polls.
To overcome the danger, the cabinet made up our minds to incorporate Veerashaivas as a bunch within the Lingayat community.
"The cabinet decided to grant minority status to Veerashaivas, who consider Basavanna dharma guru (religious head), believe in vachanas (verses) as sacred text and wear Ishta Linga (symbolic representation of a formless god) will also be considered as Lingayats," Jayachandra stated, whilst quoting the knowledgeable panel’s suggestions.
How the community will receive advantages?
As of now, there received’t be any changes within the reservation for the reason that government has left it to the centre to come to a decision on that offer it accepts the state’s suggestions, Jayachandra stated. Sources stated the lingayats will continue to enjoy 15% reservation underneath 2A and 3B benefits.
As a minority faith, the Lingayats will then again have the ability to avail the advantages underneath Section 25 (Freedom of moral sense and unfastened career, follow and propagation of faith, 28 (Freedom as to attendance at spiritual instruction or spiritual worship in certain educational establishments), 29 (Protection of pursuits of minorities) and 30 (Right of minorities to establish and administer educational establishments) of the Constitution, in step with community leaders.
A state cupboard meeting was once scheduled to take up the recommendation for minority status for Lingayats on March 14, nevertheless it was once cancelled after variations cropped up between ministers from the Lingayat and Veerashaiva factions. While a bunch of Lingayat ministers within the Congress government has been at the forefront of the movement to hunt a separate faith tag, another team from the Veerashaiva faction has been opposing it on the grounds that it must be granted to Veerashaiva-Lingayats and now not Lingayats on my own.
"The congress has done a balancing act to keep all groups happy. I am sure this won’t create any kind of rift within the Veershaiva-Lingayat community," stated a senior Lingayat minister, who didn't wish to be quoted.
Siddalinga Swami, had also asked to recognise the Lingayats as a religious minority and grant minority status just for Lingayats.
After an elaborate dialogue, the cabinet licensed minority status for Lingayats in line with the suggestions of the seven-member committee headed via retired top court judge Nagamohan Das.
The cupboard also made up our minds to ahead it's advice to the Centre.
On Saturday, a bunch of Lingayat seers met chief minister Siddaramaiah, urging him not to enforce the document of an legit committee that really useful conferring a separate spiritual minority status to only Lingayats but to Veershaiva-Lingayats.
On Sunday, the seers, led via Gadag-based Tontadarya Mutt'sBENGALURU: After dilly-dallying for almost two weeks, the Congress government in Karnataka finally controlled to do a balancing act via accepting a professional panel document favouring separate spiritual minority status for Lingayats after together with Veerashaivas as a bunch within the community.
It also made up our minds to suggest to the Centre to grant the minority spiritual status to the Lingayat community after ratifying an legit notification to this impact at the subsequent cupboard meeting, most likely to be held subsequent week.
"After due deliberations and some discussion on concerns of various sections of society, the cabinet has decided to accept the recommendations of the state minority commission based on the report of an expert committee headed by Justice Nagamohan Das that has recommended to consider grant of recognition as religious minority to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva-Lingayat, believers of Basava Tattva (philosophy), under Section 2(d) of the Karnataka Minorities Act. It was also decided to forward the same to the Central government for notifying under Section 2(d) of the Central Minority Commission Act," legislation minister TB Jayachandra stated quoting the cabinet resolution on Monday.
The transfer is anticipated to have an enormous bearing on the upcoming assembly polls, as some political analysts imagine that it is going to make or mar the electoral possibilities of the ruling Congress taking into consideration that the community can influence poll result in nearly 100 seats within the 224-member legislative assembly.
The resolution also came amid threats from Veerashaiva seers led via Panchacharyas (five powerful pontiffs) against recommending the minority status for Lingayats on my own. Some had even threatened to marketing campaign against Congress within the upcoming assembly polls.
To overcome the danger, the cabinet made up our minds to incorporate Veerashaivas as a bunch within the Lingayat community.
"The cabinet decided to grant minority status to Veerashaivas, who consider Basavanna dharma guru (religious head), believe in vachanas (verses) as sacred text and wear Ishta Linga (symbolic representation of a formless god) will also be considered as Lingayats," Jayachandra stated, whilst quoting the knowledgeable panel’s suggestions.
How the community will receive advantages?
As of now, there received’t be any changes within the reservation for the reason that government has left it to the centre to come to a decision on that offer it accepts the state’s suggestions, Jayachandra stated. Sources stated the lingayats will continue to enjoy 15% reservation underneath 2A and 3B benefits.
As a minority faith, the Lingayats will then again have the ability to avail the advantages underneath Section 25 (Freedom of moral sense and unfastened career, follow and propagation of faith, 28 (Freedom as to attendance at spiritual instruction or spiritual worship in certain educational establishments), 29 (Protection of pursuits of minorities) and 30 (Right of minorities to establish and administer educational establishments) of the Constitution, in step with community leaders.
A state cupboard meeting was once scheduled to take up the recommendation for minority status for Lingayats on March 14, nevertheless it was once cancelled after variations cropped up between ministers from the Lingayat and Veerashaiva factions. While a bunch of Lingayat ministers within the Congress government has been at the forefront of the movement to hunt a separate faith tag, another team from the Veerashaiva faction has been opposing it on the grounds that it must be granted to Veerashaiva-Lingayats and now not Lingayats on my own.
"The congress has done a balancing act to keep all groups happy. I am sure this won’t create any kind of rift within the Veershaiva-Lingayat community," stated a senior Lingayat minister, who didn't wish to be quoted.
Siddalinga Swami, had also asked to recognise the Lingayats as a religious minority and grant minority status just for Lingayats.
Karnataka cabinet grants minority status to dominant Lingayats community
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