KPCC President G Parameshwara today maintained that there was no politics in Siddaramaiah government's move for a separate religious minority status for Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats, saying the party did not expect "too much" of electoral gain from it.
"It is wrong to say that Siddaramaiah government has proposed the separate religion and minority tag for Lingayats to gain electoral benefits," Parameshwara said.
He said the proposal was sent to the central government in 2013 also, but was rejected.
"This time too we have sent the proposal to meet the pending demand of the community. That is all. There is no politics in it," Parameshwara told reporters here.
"We are not expecting too much of an electoral gain out of Lingayat issue," he said