Bengaluru, May 31 -- Senior Congress leader SR Patil on Sunday it is natural for people from the "downtrodden and marginalised communities" to hope that someone from their fold becomes the Karnataka Chief Minister.

Speaking to reporters, Patil noted that Karnataka has never had a Dalit Chief Minister so far. He also said that Dalit leader G Parameshwara has been given due respect.

"The downtrodden people are protesting. It is quite natural for anyone to aspire to become the Chief Minister. Karnataka has never had a Dalit Chief Minister so far. Therefore, it is natural for people from the downtrodden and marginalised communities to hope that someone from their community becomes the Chief Minister and to express that aspiration through pr...