<p>A forum of Veerashaiva-Lingayat seers from several mutts have demanded the Union government to include all sub-castes of the community to the central list of Other Backward Communities. </p>.<p>Addressing a press meet in Bengaluru on Friday, the seers said that there were more than 90 plus sub-castes in Veerashaiva Lingayat community in Karnataka and the government has included only 16 of them in the central list. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/odisha-starts-obc-survey-in-offline-online-mode-1214639.html" target="_blank">Odisha starts OBC survey in offline, online mode</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>"We have been demanding the inclusion in central list for almost a decade now. We will be compelled to launch an agitation if the Union government does not act now," said Channasiddarama Panditaradhya swami of Srisaila Peetha.</p>.<p>Referring to Chinnappa Reddy Commission report, Chandrashekara Shivacharya swami of Kashi Peetha said, "The commission submitted a report identifying sub-castes based on their profession and also on their socio-economic and educational status. As stated in the report, the sub-castes of the community are in distress."</p>
<p>A forum of Veerashaiva-Lingayat seers from several mutts have demanded the Union government to include all sub-castes of the community to the central list of Other Backward Communities. </p>.<p>Addressing a press meet in Bengaluru on Friday, the seers said that there were more than 90 plus sub-castes in Veerashaiva Lingayat community in Karnataka and the government has included only 16 of them in the central list. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/odisha-starts-obc-survey-in-offline-online-mode-1214639.html" target="_blank">Odisha starts OBC survey in offline, online mode</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>"We have been demanding the inclusion in central list for almost a decade now. We will be compelled to launch an agitation if the Union government does not act now," said Channasiddarama Panditaradhya swami of Srisaila Peetha.</p>.<p>Referring to Chinnappa Reddy Commission report, Chandrashekara Shivacharya swami of Kashi Peetha said, "The commission submitted a report identifying sub-castes based on their profession and also on their socio-economic and educational status. As stated in the report, the sub-castes of the community are in distress."</p>