Karnataka deputy CM G Parameshwara says ‘missed becoming CM because I’m a dalit’  

G Parameshwara.

Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara said he had to reluctantly accept the deputy CM’s post because as a victim of dalit suppression he missed the chance to become the chief minister.

Participating in a rally of a dalit sect, in Davanagere, Parameshwara said, “I am a victim of suppression and hence couldn’t get the CM’s post, in which I was not interested.”

Using the opportunity, he also added that untouchability was rampant in rural Karnataka and even now, dalits were being prevented from entering temples, hotels and barbar shops despite the constitution guaranteeing the oppressed community their rights. He also said dalits must worship BR Ambedkar, the Constitution’s architect, as the community’s god.

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