Bengaluru, July 16 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah described the first meeting of the AICC All India OBC Advisory Committee as "highly successful" and praised party MP Rahul Gandhi, a champion of justice, for his courage and commitment to social justice.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, CM Siddaramaiah read out the Bengaluru Declaration from the first meeting, "The AICC OBC Advisory Committee expresses gratitude to Rahul Gandhi, a warrior for justice, for his courage in ensuring social justice for neglected sections of society and his special concern for backward classes. Due to Rahul Gandhi's resolute determination, the Manuvadi Modi government was compelled to conduct a caste census in India, a just and constitutional ...