In a mega show of strength, members of the Lingayat Panchamasali community led by religious heads and leaders of different political parties, took out a huge protest march in Hubballi on Saturday in their bid to remind Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai about his assurance on including the community under 2A category of the Other Backward Classes (OBC).
Addressing thousands of community members who had congregated at Nehru Stadium in Hubballi before the protest march, head of Lingayat Panchamasali Peetha at Koodalasangama Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, who earlier took out a ‘padayatra’ to Bengaluru, warned the Chief Minister and the ruling BJP of adverse consequences in the next election if their demand was not met.
