Is abusing me equal to abusing Kuruba Community? Siddaramaiah asks Sriramulu
Ballary, Oct 23: "If I comment anything on MLA Sriramulu, he passes comments against the entire community. He says that I have insulted the Nayaka Community. Is abusing me equal to abusing entire community? " former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned.
Speaking at an election rally at Sandur here on Wednesday, former CM Siddaramaiah strongly asked: "Mr. Sriramulu, you must tell what are your contributions to the Nayaka community."
"When I had come to Sandur while I was opposition leader, the Gali Janardhan Reddy group sent gundas. The police officers, fearing the Reddy brothers, did not come with us," alleged Siddaramaiah.
When I came to Sandur, people here were living in fear. Also, there was no place to conduct a public programme. Janardhan Reddy and Sriramulu do not know about article 371 (J). But they know the criminal laws, and what is wrong in telling this? Siddaramaiah asked.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
