Karnataka's Waqf Policy Treating Hindus As "2nd-Grade" Citizens, Says BJP
NDTV
Karnataka BJP said on Wednesday that it will continue its fight against the Congress government's Waqf policy of seeing Hindus as second-grade citizens in the state.
Speaking to media persons at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha after the walkout over the Waqf issue, Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, said that the fight against the Waqf land acquisition policy has been raised in the Assembly session and it will continue on the streets as well in future.
He further said, "Withdrawing the Waqf-related notices will not solve the problem. It is merely a tactic to deceive the people. We have informed the Chief Minister that there will be no benefit unless the 1974 gazette notification issued by the state government is withdrawn. However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has refused to withdraw the notification, claiming he supports Muslims."
