Morning Breaking: Congress made a mistake by dividing Lingayat community, says DK Shivakumar

In the first public admission by a senior Congress leader, Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar admitted that the Congress should not have interfered in the Lingayat issue in the run-up to the state Assembly Elections this year. Speaking at the Dasara Sammelan of the Rambhapuri Seer Veera Someshwara Shivacharya Swami in Gadag, Shivakumar said, "Our party has made a big mistake in this state. I don't deny it. I always believed, no government should interfere in matters of religion and caste. It was a crime made by our government. Many ministers, leaders spoke about the issue but the verdict of the people in the election is proof that governments should not interfere in these matters. If our government has made a mistake, we ask you for forgiveness".