Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed willingness to determine a committee led by a retired decide to look at the contentious points surrounding Waqf properties in Karnataka. The proposal, offered throughout the Meeting session, comes amid criticism from the opposition BJP over the federal government’s dealing with of Waqf lands.
In his remarks, Siddaramaiah assured the Meeting that temples constructed on Waqf lands wouldn’t be eliminated. “If any notices have been issued to temples, they are going to be withdrawn,” he stated, addressing issues raised by BJP legislators. He added that the matter will not be a status challenge for the federal government and reiterated its dedication to resolving the controversy.
Responding to the BJP’s allegations, Siddaramaiah identified that the central authorities enacted the Wakf Act in 1954, a legislation that state governments can’t alter. He criticised the BJP for not addressing the difficulty throughout its tenure. “The BJP-led authorities was in energy within the state from 2008 to 2013 and from 2019 to 2023. The BJP has been in energy on the Centre since 2014. Then, with out interested by amending the Wakf Act, they’re now elevating an issue,” he stated.
Siddaramaiah said that Karnataka has 1.28 lakh acres of Waqf land, with over 47,000 acres beneath the Inam Cancellation Act and greater than 23,000 acres beneath the Land Reforms Act. He added that roughly 18,000 acres have been encroached on by non-public people, and three,000 acres are getting used for public functions. “There’s a Supreme Courtroom order to guard these. As soon as it’s registered as a Waqf property, it’s going to at all times be a Waqf property,” he defined.
The BJP, nonetheless, remained unconvinced. Legislator Araga Jnanendra argued that merely cancelling notices wouldn’t suffice, demanding the elimination of Waqf-related entries from authorities data.
Ashoka accused the Congress authorities of favouring minorities, saying, “Withdrawing the Waqf-related notices won’t resolve the issue. It’s merely a tactic to deceive the folks. Now we have knowledgeable the Chief Minister that there will likely be no profit until the 1974 gazette notification issued by the state authorities is withdrawn.”
The BJP vowed to escalate its opposition each within the Meeting and on the streets, with Ashoka declaring, “The combat towards the Waqf land acquisition coverage has been raised within the Meeting session and it’ll proceed on the streets as nicely in future.”
