CM Siddaramaiah to lead show at Backwards Classes sammelan in Delhi
New Delhi: In what is being seen as a potentially significant political move, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to take center stage at a massive Backward Classes sammelan scheduled for July 25 at Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium.
The event, organised by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), follows the recent convention in Bengaluru where OBC, Dalit, and minority groups converged in a show of renewed Ahinda solidarity, The New Indian Express reported on Tuesday.
With its eyes on the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress aims to scale up the backward class consolidation strategy—one that has been developed and championed by Siddaramaiah—for national impact.
Political observers suggest this may mark a turning point for the Congress. “There’s a huge block of Kurubas across the country. When you add communities like fishers, Edigas, Yadavas, it could point to a social shakeup,” TNIE quoted its source as saying.
Despite their size, these communities have never had a representative reach the office of Prime Minister—something the Congress intends to spotlight in its campaign.
At the forefront of this movement is Siddaramaiah, a two-time Chief Minister and prominent Kuruba leader, widely regarded for his grassroots outreach and commitment to social justice. His emergence as the symbol of a new social justice coalition has reportedly re-energised Congress circles.
Talkatora Stadium is expected to see a crowd on Friday which will rally for nationwide adoption of the Bengaluru Declaration, demand a nationwide caste census modelled after Telangana’s survey of collecting social, economic and political data, relaxation of the 50% reservation cap for backward classes, and implementation of reservation in private educational institutions, added the report.
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Justice Swarana K Sharma starts contempt case against Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia over excise posts
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday initiated criminal contempt proceedings against AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Durgesh Pathak, Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Bhardwaj and others over their "vilifying" social media posts against her in relation to the excise policy case.
Justice Sharma said the former Delhi chief minister "orchestrated a calculated campaign" of vilification against her on social media instead of pursuing his legal remedies and clarified that the CBI's petition against the discharge of all accused persons would now be taken up by another bench.
The judge took exception to several social media posts by the proposed contemnors that attributed "political allegiance" to her and allegedly targeted her by posting a misleading "edited" video of a speech given by her at an educational institution in Varanasi.
"Arvind Kejriwal sought to destroy my reputation instead of availing legal remedies after I refused to recuse and a deliberate attempt to lower the court's authority can't be permitted in guise of free speech," Justice Sharma said.
She clarified that she was not recusing herself but was only transferring the case to another bench as she has initiated the contempt proceedings.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBI, thanked Justice Sharma for upholding the institution's dignity.
