Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha Objects to MLC BK Hariprasad's statement on Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha Eshwaranandapuri Swami has expressed his disapproval of the recent statement made by MLC BK Hariprasad. Hariprasad's remarks, which indirectly criticized Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, were criticized by the Swami during a religious gathering in Nagenahalli, Chitradurga.
Swami Iswaranandapuri, while addressing the gathering, urged leaders not to harbor jealousy and cautioned against making divisive statements. He particularly referred to Hariprasad's statement, which implied that Siddaramaiah had primarily focused on the development of the Kuruba community during his tenure. Swami Iswaranandapuri emphasized that Siddaramaiah had adopted an inclusive approach and had not engaged in caste-based politics.
The religious leader pointed out that when Siddaramaiah first assumed the role of Chief Minister, many of his cabinet members did not belong to the Kuruba community, which is Siddaramaiah's own background. He lauded Siddaramaiah for giving opportunities to individuals from various communities, including smaller and marginalized ones. Siddaramaiah was commended for being a champion for the rights of the economically disadvantaged, backward classes, Dalits, and women.
Swami Iswaranandapuri expressed concern that Hariprasad's statement could mislead the public and stressed the importance of addressing such issues to ensure that the truth is known to the people. Hariprasad's indirect critique of Siddaramaiah took place during a gathering of like-minded individuals representing Eediga, Billava, Namdhari, Deeva, and Backward Classes, which was held at Palace Grounds in Baengaluru.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
