Kalaburgi, Nov 1: Accusing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of hatching conspiracies to weaken the ongoing movement seeking independent religion status to Lingayats, a prominent seer of the politically powerful community has called upon his followers to teach a lesson to Bharatiya Janta Party in 2018 Assembly polls.
Addressing reporters here on Wednesday, Basavaprabhu Swamy, head of Basava Dharma Peetha of Basavakalyan, said that Lingayat community members within RSS fold were slowly realising the real politics and deserting the organisation.
“Many members of the RSS are Lingayats. If Lingayatism becomes an independent religion, they all become part of new religion. The RSS will thus lose its solid base. That is why they are hatching a conspiracy to undermine the movement. However, Lingayats are quitting RSS after realising anti-Lingayat ideology of the Hidutva outfit,” he said.
Expressing discontentment over the silence of Lingayat leaders in the BJP on the demand for independent religion tag, the seer said warned the saffron party that it would lose Lingayat votes if it failed to support the “community’s cause”
“Lingayat leaders in BJP get party tickets for contesting elections only because of their community strength. It is the community that has shaped their political career. They cannot remain silent when their community has struggling for a crucial demand. If they continue to distance themselves from the movement, the community will have to teach them a lesson. We will openly call upon community members not to vote for those contestants, be it B.S. Yeddyurappa or Shamanur Shivashankrappa, who don’t support the demand,” he said.
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