Gadag Savita Samaj President Krishna H. Hadapada slammed political parties for treating minor backward communities as vote banks while denying them crucial Upper House representation
GADAG
District President of the Gadag Savita Samaj, Krishna H. Hadapada, has expressed fierce outrage against political parties for exploiting minor backward communities as mere “vote banks” during election seasons.
In a strong press statement ahead of the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections, Hadapada condemned the complete marginalization of 172 small working-class communities during power-sharing. He stated that Upper Houses were constitutionally meant to give a voice to grassroots communities lacking financial and numerical strength. Instead, political parties have turned these seats into rehabilitation centers for powerful defeated politicians.
Hadapada highlighted that while dominant communities occupy over 85 percent of legislative seats, the working class – including Savita Samaj, Madiwala, Kumbar, and Uppara communities, comprises 25 percent of the population but holds zero representation. He recalled how the nation praised social justice when Ashok Gasti, a grassroots Savita Samaj activist, was given a Rajya Sabha seat. However, after Gasti’s untimely death, that seat was instantly handed back to powerful castes.
Warning against the current aggressive lobbying by wealthy individuals, Hadapada stated that if political parties ignore the exploited classes, these communities will launch a revolutionary struggle for survival. He emphasized that the political voice of the working class is vital for policy formulation. Hadapada, alongside elder Hanumanthappa Rampura, warned political parties to awaken their conscience this time and respectfully grant Upper House representation to the Savita Samaj instead of confining them to roadside service.