<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar on Thursday met leaders from the Madiwala (washermen) and assured them that the party’s election manifesto will have promises for their welfare. </p>.<p>The Madiwala community has been demanding inclusion under the SC list. At present, they come under the OBC Category-2A. </p>.<p>“Nowadays, everybody is obsessed with caste. They claim their numbers to be in lakhs. Going by that, the state’s population will cross 20 crore,” Shivakumar told them.</p>.<p>“I don’t care if anyone has even bothered to listen to your problems. But, it’s true that politicians have not done justice to your community. Remedying that is my intention,” he said. </p>
<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar on Thursday met leaders from the Madiwala (washermen) and assured them that the party’s election manifesto will have promises for their welfare. </p>.<p>The Madiwala community has been demanding inclusion under the SC list. At present, they come under the OBC Category-2A. </p>.<p>“Nowadays, everybody is obsessed with caste. They claim their numbers to be in lakhs. Going by that, the state’s population will cross 20 crore,” Shivakumar told them.</p>.<p>“I don’t care if anyone has even bothered to listen to your problems. But, it’s true that politicians have not done justice to your community. Remedying that is my intention,” he said. </p>
