Tumkur, April 16 -- Union Minister of State for Railways V. has voiced strong opposition to the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah government's caste census report.

Speaking to reporters in Tumkur, Somanna said, "I have already told you whatever I wanted to convey. The current report is over ten years old. Don't become a villain by releasing the report in the state. Give it a year and a half, conduct another survey, and then you will be remembered like Devaraj Urs."

Somanna further questioned, "Ten years have passed. What happened to the report? Did Kantharaju run away without signing it? We brought in Jayaprakash Hegde, and he too has become a scumbag. Everyone was acting out of selfishness."

The Union Minister urged the Congress-l...