Not bothered about FIR in UP: Priyank Kharge says he stands by his remarks about unequal religion
Bengaluru: Amid the registration of an FIR against him in Uttar Pradesh regarding his recent comments, Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge has stated that he remains unfazed by the FIR filed against him.
Addressing reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday, Kharge said, "Anyone can do anything. My statement is very clear. I have not made a statement against any religion. Whatever I said then, that is the position that I am committed to now."
Kharge continued, "Whichever religion creates a feeling of difference among human beings, whichever religion does not preach equality. That's not religion in my opinion. If they think their religion is that way, it's their religion's problem, not my problem. Not only that, but my religion is only the constitution."
Regarding the FIR in Uttar Pradesh, Kharge commented, "Let the Uttar Pradesh government do something about the FIR. The legal process is conducted in an orderly manner. We will do whatever we have to do to deal with it according to the constitution."
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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.
