“Does Karnataka offer 60-day army training to youth from minority communities?”

Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council N. Ravi Kumar says the ad is misleading. | Photo credit: File photo

Opposition Chief Whip in the Legislative Council N. Ravi Kumar urged Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to clarify and also withdraw what he termed a “controversial and misleading” advertisement issued by the Minority Affairs Ministry.

In a letter to the CM dated November 11, Mr. Ravi Kumar said that the advertisement mentioned that the Ministry of Minorities would provide 60-day army training only to youth from minority communities.

“The military does not offer religion-based training. There is no provision in the constitution that provides for religious-based military training,” he argued.

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He claimed that only the Army can offer “military training” to those selected through a rigorous selection process and the Karnataka government has no role in either the Army training or the selection process. “This ad is aimed at deceiving the gullible minority youth and taking them for a ride,” claimed Mr. Ravi Kumar.

Published – 12 Nov 2026 11:30 AM IST