Summary:
The Lingayat community has upped the ante in connection with its demand for minority status. We are now going to launch a sit-in protest outside guardian minister Chandrakant Patil's house from August 16," said Sarla Patil, regional head of the committee. Patil said the Lingayats from across the state would arrive in the city to participate in the protest. In January, hundreds of Lingayats marched to the district collectors office to submit the demand. A similar demand made by the Lingayats from Karnataka was accepted by the government..