Bengaluru, Sept. 21 -- BJP MLA and Karnataka Leader of Opposition R Ashoka today demanded that Congress ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who are reportedly opposing the state's caste survey, resign immediately, calling the exercise a politically motivated and anti-people attempt to divide Hinduism.
Addressing a press conference here, Ashoka said the Congress government is conducting the survey in haste under the guidance of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
"Some media reports claim that some ministers are opposing the survey. Mere statements are not enough - those ministers should resign and come out openly. The Congress is trying to divide Hindus by prefixing caste names like Kuruba, Brahmin, Vishwakarma with Chris...