Panchamshali Quota: Seers Demand Karnataka CM Yediyurappa’s Resignation The heat is on Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa w...

Panchamshali Quota: Seers Demand Karnataka CM Yediyurappa’s Resignation

The heat is on Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa with a section of his own community demanding that he quit his post if he is powerless to care for the community.

A sub-sect of the Lingayat community, the Panchamshalis who form almost 70 per cent of the Lingayats, is demanding reservation under the 2A category, which could give them access to nearly 15 per cent quota in education and jobs. Currently, Panchamshalis are in the 3B category, which has only a five per cent reservation.