BENGALURU: BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya on Tuesday criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the announcement of a caste census, alleging that it has caused dissatisfaction across various communities and even within the Congress party.
In a post on X, Siroya wrote, “By ordering a caste census in a tearing hurry, Shri. Siddaramaiah has made everybody, including his own party men and cabinet colleagues, unhappy. As of today, the Vokkaligas, the Lingayats, the Dalits, the OBCs, the Brahmins, the minorities, the tribes and the nomads are upset with the Congress government. The Chief Minister should ask if his own Kuruba community is with him or if they too are upset. Who is really happy with the caste survey is a good question to ask. Perhaps only Shri. Rahul Gandhi”.
Siroya added that Karnat