
Embarrassment to Siddaramaiah govt as Lingayat ministers sign petition urging CM to junk Rs 170cr socio-economic survey from 2016 and launch fresh one; petition handed over by AIVM president Shamanur Shivashankarappa; ministers' signatures come after deputy CM DK Shivakumar cast aspersions on same survey; petition argues survey is unscientific, outdated, lacks groundwork; calls for fresh survey to ensure reservation benefits for Veerashaiva-Lingayats.
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