The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Jagdambika Pal will meet protesting farmers in Bijapur and Hubballi in Karnataka on November 7.
Earlier on November 2, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah issued a strict directive to officials to immediately retract all notices sent to farmers concerning waqf land issues, emphasizing that no disturbances should be caused to the farmers, according to a statement by the Chief Minister's Office.
Stating that people vote on the basis of performance, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Monday that all those who played political game of chess are doomed.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that there is "injustice" happening to the state regarding the distribution of funding from the centre to the states, claiming that the government receives much less than they give in the form of taxes and that none of the Bharatiya Janata
Karnataka BJP leader Mahesh Tenginkai on Sunday alleged that since assembly elections are to be held in Maharashtra and Jharkhand at this time, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed officials to retract all notices related to Waqf land issues.
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claiming that he wants to create a situation of civil war in the country over the Waqf board issue.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavraj Bommai on Sunday called the state government's decision to retract all notices related to Waqf land issues a "distraction" done to ward off farmers' wrath during the by-elections.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday took a dig at the Congress-led Karnataka government after it retracted all notices related to Waqf land issues. He said that the government has become "a U-turn expert".
Karnataka Legislative Council LoP Chalavadi Narayanaswamy reacted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's orders of immediate withdrawal of waqf notice to farmers, saying that it is just an "eyewash" to win the local elections.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a strict directive to officials to immediately retract all notices sent to farmers concerning waqf land issues, emphasizing that no disturbances should be caused to the farmers, said Chief Ministers Office in a statement on Saturday.
Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Monday said that the farmers' land will not be taken away to compensate for the encroached Waqf land. He said that there are attempts being made to create confusion over the issue despite another minister MB Patil clarifying the same.
Three Karnataka Ministers on Monday asserted that the Waqf Board had no intention of acquiring farmers land. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Waqf Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, and Vijayapura District In-charge Minister MB Patil accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of politicising t