India, April 14 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he would speak on the caste census report only after the special cabinet meeting scheduled for April 17, where the issue will be discussed in detail.

"We have convened a cabinet meeting on April 17 to discuss this lone subject. After the discussion, I will speak on it," Siddaramaiah told reporters after paying tribute to B R Ambedkar on his 134th birth anniversary, news agency PTI reported.

The Karnataka cabinet gave its nod to the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey, commonly referred to as the caste census-on April 11. The State Backward Classes Commission, led by then-chairperson H Kantharaju, was assigned the task during Siddaramaiah's first tenure as Chief Mi...