Sujay B M

Political reporter at Deccan Herald, chess freak, loves a good book and a movie!

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FRONTLINE EXCLUSIVE| Muslim electorate in Karnataka shrinks 18.84% after SIR — from 71.56 lakh to 58.08 lakh, slightly higher than the state average of 17.9%. Overall electorate falls from 5.54 crore to 4.55 crore. In Bengaluru, Muslim voters drop 33.72% (13.67 lakh → 9.06 lakh).
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#BREAKINGNEWS #SIR #Karnataka

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Over 48% of K'taka's MLAs from 1957-2023 were Lingayats/ Vokkaligas, data shows. According to data accessed and analysed by DH, 29% of all MLA elected from 1957-2023 comprised Lingayats, while 19% were Vokkaligas and 5% were Brahmins. In every election from 1957-2023.

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Karnataka is drafting a new law to punish the culprits of 'honour' killing. It's called 'Eva Nammava Eva Nammava' after a famous Vachana by 12th-century social reformer and anti-caste advocate Basavanna.

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An interview I conducted with renowned public intellectual and anti-caste proponent @AnandTeltumbde sir on his latest book 'The Caste Con Census,' his fears that BJP may use it to legitimise EWS, the reducing scope for reservations in neoliberalism. https://t.co/aM5iKIfbKH

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A discussion on the powerplay within the Congress in Karnataka and whether PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi can potentially be Siddaramaiah's political successor with DH National Political Editor Sumit Pande and Principal correspondent from Hubli Shrinidhi.

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Yesterday, CM's son Yathindra said his dad is in the "last leg" of his political career, and that Satish Jarkiholi could succeed him. Later, Yathindra clarified that he was pointing to a post-2028 change. This analysis from October 2024, where we felt Satish could be a dark horse

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A story in today's @DeccanHerald about the 59 nomadic, semi-nomadic and highly sensitive SC communities fighting for their share in internal reservation. https://t.co/ODwuv6IGmY

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A story in today's DH about the internal reservation issue for Scheduled Castes in Karnataka, with some glimpses of history, context and present-day political calculations. The Cabinet will discuss the issue in a special meeting on August 16.

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The Justice Nagamohan Das Commission report has recommended removing 1.77 lakh persons enumerated as Beda Jangamas from the SCs list. Lingayats obtaining fake SC certificates by claiming to be Beda Jangamas has been a decades-long issue!!https://t.co/ATFOlpGY7b

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A story in today's Deccan Herald on a bill through which the Congress-led Karnataka government is preparing to regulate hate speech. https://t.co/U9QpqiN1QJ

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Karnataka government seems to have decided to not regulate 'fake' news and restrict itself to curbing misinformation. The bill is expected to be tabled during this session!

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The Karnataka Backward Classes Commission is keen on conducting the fresh caste survey during the upcoming Dasara holidays, since teachers will then be free.
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Child marriage has been a punishable offence in Karnataka for years. Now, the government proposes to make even child engagements a punishable offence!

The new bill is expected to be out in the upcoming session of the Legislature.
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A story in today's Deccan Herald about the ethics of MLC nominations and how the pattern has changed over the years.

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Karnataka government proposes to increase working hours from 9 hours to 10 hours a day under Shops and Establishments Act

Managements welcome move to further "ease of business," while unions slam move for discarding long-standing consensus on 8-hour work days!

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A story on a recent report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on child labour.

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A story today on the challenges in fighting against child labour on the occasion of International Day Against Child Labour (June 12)
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