Our opposition to religion that has no equality: Former CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Oct 07: I have no objection to any religion. However, there is a disagreement about the religions that do not have equality and do not give respect to human beings; said Siddaramaiah, former chief minister.
Speaking at a function organized by Okalipuram Residents' Welfare Association at Maheshwari Bhavan on Sunday, he said, "Our government has implemented similar plans for all religions. I have no jealousy against any religion.
The BJP ran a false campaign accusing me as an anti-Hindu for celebrating Tipu Sultan's birthday. However, the state celebrated the birthdays of 13 people including Vishwakarma, Krishna, Hadapada Appanna, Kittur Rani Chennamma, and Devara Dasimayya. Was that anti-religion? He asked.
“In a democracy, humanity should be more important to everyone, and not the religion. In the Nadageethe, Kuvempu has written ‘Sarva janāṅgada śāntiya tōṭa.’ In the same way, our government has implemented a number of programmes that apply to everyone, he said.
Speaking at the occasion, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the Siddaramaiah government had introduced many programmes for Dalits, backward, minorities, students and youths. No other government was as successful as the Siddaramaiah’s government.
The election result is not essential for us. We have lost the election not because people did not like us; instead, it was because of the propaganda against us. People still believe him, he said.
Congress leader G. Sampath, Anand Guruji, Veeranna Mattikatti, R Gundu Rao, Tabu Dinesh Rao, Mahadev Nayak, Raj Karthik, and others were present.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
