Overview
- The Karnataka State Backward Classes Awareness Forum and allied AHINDA organisations set the Mysuru convention for January 25 to urge that Siddaramaiah complete his term.
- Minister Satish Jarkiholi said the gathering will go ahead as scheduled and described AHINDA as a social movement rather than a show of strength.
- Organisers plan to mobilise 25,000 to 30,000 participants for the convention.
- Backers argue Siddaramaiah is needed to carry forward recent social and educational surveys and to act as a barrier to communal forces.
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar downplayed the plan, wishing organisers “good luck,” while reports differ on whether the Chief Minister will attend.