K’taka BJP urges Commission to remove Christian tag for castes; warns of consequencesBengaluru: A Karnataka BJP delegation met Backward Classes Commission Chairman Madhusudan R. Naik on Tuesday and demanded the removal of the Christian tag assigned to Hindu castes in the Socio-Economic and Academic Survey, popularly known as the caste census. The BJP leaders warned the Commission that if a decision was not taken by Tuesday evening to remove the Christian tag, the panel would be held responsible for the consequences. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy said, “When the Sadashiva Commission was constituted, there was no Christian tag for Hindu castes. In that list, 48 Hindu castes were given a Christian tag. “We urge that the Christian tag given to these sub-castes be removed immediately and that the Commission issue an official statement.