The PM Vishwakarma Scheme that aims to honour ‘caste-based’ occupations and the NEP offering skill-based training can allow for a semblance of inclusion, but it is not necessarily equality given the violence that often accompanies discrimination.
Ajay Gudavarthy writes: One may not want to dismiss the popular mood of support for extra-judicial violence but that cannot be an excuse to accept the dominant narrative. Any analysis of the use of encounters must raise questions about their effectiveness.
The nature of mobilisation has changed in Karnataka over time, especially from the heydays of BJP under B S Yediyurappa's leadership. The state has witnessed shrill campaigns around hijab and azan
