An FIR has been filed towards Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamastana Math seer Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji for his controversial remarks about denying voting rights to Muslims. He steered {that a} regulation must be enacted to strip Muslims of their voting energy, information company PTI reported citing police on Friday.
Kumara Chandrashekaranatha made the assertion throughout a protest organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh on Tuesday, in response to notices issued by Karnataka’s Waqf Board.
In his speech, the seer referred to as for unity to guard farmers and their land, and argued that Muslims must be denied voting rights. He additionally criticised the Waqf Board, saying that taking another person’s land is towards “Dharma”.
What did Kumara Chandrashekaranatha precisely say?
“Everybody ought to combat towards the injustice being prompted to farmers… it’s mentioned that the Waqf board can declare anybody’s land. It’s a huge injustice… somebody taking away another person’s land isn’t Dharma… So, everybody ought to combat to make sure that farmers’ land stays with them,” Kumara Chandrashekaranatha mentioned
Nevertheless, on Wednesday, he apologised for his assertion, calling it a “slip of the tongue”.
He clarified, saying that Muslims are additionally residents of the nation and, like others, have the precise to vote.
Following a grievance by a social employee, an FIR was filed towards him on the Upparpet police station on Wednesday. Police mentioned, “We have now registered a case towards him (Swamiji) beneath part 299 (Deliberate and malicious acts, supposed to outrage non secular emotions of any class by insulting its faith or non secular beliefs) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.”
In the meantime, the Lok Sabha handed a decision on Thursday to increase the Joint Committee on the Waqf Modification Invoice’s time period till the tip of the 2025 Finances Session.
JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal talked about that in the course of the committee’s assembly on Wednesday, it was revealed that disputes over Waqf property possession exist in about six states. Given these ongoing disputes, the choice was made to increase the committee’s time period.
