Bengaluru, April 16 -- Even as anger continues to mount across the state over the caste census report, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has thrown a direct challenge to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the issue of benefit distribution under the 2A category.

In a media statement released on the issue, he asked who devoured the lion's share of benefits under the most backwards 2A category.

Calling out Siddaramaiah, Kumaraswamy said that he has used the caste census for political gain and demanded that he speak the truth. He questioned, "Who has consumed the lion's share of food under the most backwards 2A category?" and added that the data is right at their fingertips. "You cannot escape by lying, can you? Satyameva Jayate," he asserted.

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