Lingayats, Veerashaiva notified as religious minorities by Karnataka minorities dept
the Department of Minorities, Haj and Wakf, stated that it recognises Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats as minorities without affecting the rights and interests of other religious minorities of Karnataka, including religious minorities religious minorities of Karnataka, including reservations. The March 22 notification is seen as an attempt to put pressure on the Centre to approve the Karnataka cabinet's contentious decision of according religious minority tag to Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats
The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday decided to recommend to the Centre grant of religious minority tag to Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayat community. B S Yeddyurappa too comes from the Lingayat Community. Image source: PTI