Bengaluru, July 16 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday pushed for adopting the state's backward class empowerment model at the national level, while accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of systematically blocking OBC welfare measures and weakening the framework of social justice in the country.

Speaking at the first All India Congress Committee (AICC) OBC Advisory Council meeting hosted in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said India's democracy would remain incomplete unless backward communities were fairly represented in politics, education, and the economy. "India can never be a true democracy unless the majority who come from OBC, SC, ST and minority communities, that is the AHINDA communities, are not only counted, but also heard," he sa...