<p>Union Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/h-d-kumaraswamy">H D Kumaraswamy</a> on Wednesday accused CM <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/siddaramaiah">Siddaramaiah</a> of 'degrading' two major communities in the name of caste census.</p>.<p>"He is attempting to degrade Vokkaligas and Lingayats," he said. The minister said not just the two major communities, Siddaramaiah must explain what he has done for marginalised communities in his tenure. </p>.Why is CM Siddaramaiah in a hurry to implement 10-year-old caste census? asks BJP.<p>"Instead of focusing on number of people belonging to a particular community/caste, the government must focus on how many of them are poor and how many have benefitted from welfare schemes," he said.</p>
<p>Union Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/h-d-kumaraswamy">H D Kumaraswamy</a> on Wednesday accused CM <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/siddaramaiah">Siddaramaiah</a> of 'degrading' two major communities in the name of caste census.</p>.<p>"He is attempting to degrade Vokkaligas and Lingayats," he said. The minister said not just the two major communities, Siddaramaiah must explain what he has done for marginalised communities in his tenure. </p>.Why is CM Siddaramaiah in a hurry to implement 10-year-old caste census? asks BJP.<p>"Instead of focusing on number of people belonging to a particular community/caste, the government must focus on how many of them are poor and how many have benefitted from welfare schemes," he said.</p>