Karnataka: Lingayat religious demand gets a boost

The issue of separate religious status for Lingayats was a political issue in the 2018assembly . Three ministers and many MLAs of the Congress and JD(S) Coalition Government had taken initiative for the agitation. However, those politicians have

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left the movement for their own reasons. The demand took a backseat in these five years.

About 1 lakh Lingayats from across state, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and other states are participating at their own cost and contributing funds voluntarily for the event.