No need to fight for ST tag to Kuruba community: Siddaramaiah

News Network

December 27, 2020

Mysuru, Dec 27: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said here on Sunday that there was no need to struggle for ST tag to the Kuruba community, as some people were trying to divide the people by staging a protest on the issue.

Referring to the proposed agitation on December 29 for the tag, the Congress leader said when he was the Chief Minister, he had recommended the study of genealogy report.

'Let Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K S Eshwarappa and H Vishwanath, who are in ruling BJP, study the report and make recommendations to the Centre,' he added.

Mr Siddaramaiah alleged that RSS was hand-in-glove with the ruling dispensation, to divide the people belonging to the Kuruba community in the state on the issue.

Responding to former Prime Minister and JDS President H D Devegowda's statement that the party was not formed by him, Mr Siddaramaiah asked who was the JDS President for six years?

'So, it was a waste of time for me to be the President?,' he questioned.

The LoP in Karnataka Assembly was in his native village Siddaramanahundi, Varuna taluk, to cast his vote in the polling held for Gram Panchayat.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

BJP attempts to link Wakf row to cow udders chopping case; saffron leaders worship cows to mark 'Sankranti'

News Network

January 14,2025

Bengaluru: The BJP on Tuesday accused the police of "framing" an innocent person in the cow attack case in Chamarajapet here and demanded a fair investigation into the incident.

Sheikh Nasru (30), a native of Champaran in Bihar, has been arrested for allegedly slashing the udders of three cows on Sunday.

The matter escalated into a communal controversy after the saffron party threatened to observe 'Black Sankranti' if the culprits were not arrested before the festival.

The party has since emphasised that the actual perpetrators must be apprehended.

Addressing media here, BJP state president B Y Vijayendra said, "There are claims that an innocent man has been falsely implicated and is being projected as the culprit."

Leader of Opposition R Ashoka also raised doubts about the investigation, questioning how a mentally unstable man could work at the firm for a decade.

Ashoka noted that the incident occurred at the veterinary hospital, which spans four acres.

He alleged that the hospital was recently declared Waqf property and claimed that Karna, the owner of the injured cattle, had opposed the Waqf Board’s decision, suggesting this opposition might have led to the incident.

The party leaders led by Vijayendra and Ashoka celebrated 'Sankranti' by offering special prayers to cows at the spot where the attack took place.

Meanwhile, state Home Minister G Parameshwara dismissed the opposition charges and said the police were investigating the case without any bias.

"If the investigation reveals the involvement of more people, then police will not spare them," he told reporters here.

Comments