Abdul Azeem quits JD(S); to join BJP with supporters on Nov 5

November 3, 2014

Bengaluru, Nov 3: The former MLC Abdul Azeem quit the JD(S) in yet another indication of differences brewing among senior leaders in the party. He has decided to join the BJP with his supporters on November 5.

Mr. Azeem, a former police officer, resigned from the primary membership of the JD(S) and submitted his resignation to the party national president H.D. Deve Gowda. He had been a member of the JD(S) for the past 10 years.

Mr. Azeem said there was no “internal democracy” in the party and his views were not taken seriously by the party leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. He laid the blame squarely on Mr. Kumaraswamy for his decision to leave the party.

On Sunday morning, Mr. Azeem held a meeting with his supporters and well-wishers and they supported his decision to join the BJP, the former MLC said in a press release.

He decided to join the BJP to serve the State and the country in a fruitful way, he said.

Mr Azeem had criticised Mr. Kumaraswamy earlier when the latter allegedly sought money from an MLC aspirant in exchange for JD(S) support to contest in the last Legislative Council elections.

He had expressed his displeasure during the JD(S) legislators' recent tour of Sri Lanka.

On the alleged corruption in the JD(S), Mr. Azeem said that recently that “all of us of the party, from top to bottom, have become suspects in the eyes of the people and the very existence of the party is in danger”.

Another Muslim leader, B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, who was once a confidante of Mr. Kumaraswamy, is also discontented with the family's style of functioning.

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Karnataka BJP leader writes to PM Modi urging to nationalise Waqf assets

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November 1,2024

Bengaluru, Nov 1: Hardline BJP leader and Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "Nationalise Waqf Assets", alleging Waqf board of "blatant violation" in claiming of the lands of Farmers, temples and mutts.

Taking to his social media, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal posted on X, saying "I have written a letter to the hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji to Nationalize the Waqf Assets in view of the arbitrary, blatant violation in claiming of the lands of Farmers, Landowners, Temples, Trusts and Mutts across the country by the Waqf board. All the citizens of the country have equal rights on the land. If the motive of Waqf is welfare and social service, this has to be done without bias and religious discrimination as India is a secular nation."

Additionally, Vijayapura MLA also attached the letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his post.

Earlier, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya had accused the Waqf Board of encroaching on thousands of acres of farmers' lands with the support of the Karnataka government.

Surya stated, "There have been multiple press conferences and videos in the public domain where the Minister himself has admitted that these Waqf adalats are being conducted under the Chief Minister's instructions. This is a grave matter, where thousands of acres of farmers' lands are being encroached upon by the Waqf Board with the active support and collusion of the State Government."

He mentioned that, in recent days, farmers from various districts across Karnataka have reported that, without prior notice, ownership of their lands has been abruptly transferred to the Waqf Board.

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticised BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, claiming he has done nothing for Bengaluru. Kharge's remarks came in response to the BJP MP's accusations regarding Waqf Board land encroachment.

The Congress leader assured that the Karnataka government is committed to protecting farmers' properties.

Kharge further questioned the BJP's record on protecting temples during its previous government, stating that the Karnataka government is committed to safeguarding temples and common people's properties.

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