Slamming the BJP, he added that the Central and state governments provided Rs 1.5 lakh each, and the poor had to pay the remaining Rs 4.5 lakh for the house. He claimed that only Rs 300 crore had been sanctioned out of the required Rs 7,400 crore in the last ten years.
"In many departments, files for work don't move. The ministers are not available on the phone. The government should make a rule that no file should remain with any department for more than a stipulated time... The government has no control over the officials. They (govt officials) don't wor
Karnataka Housing, Minorities and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday dismissed allegations of corruption in the allocation of houses under government schemes and said he is "not the kind of poor man who survives by taking money meant for the poor."
"If at all I'm involved or anywhere my name comes in investigation I'm ready to resign and I'll leave. I'm not sticking to my seat. I'll resign if my name comes in investigation," Khan said during a press conference here.
Patil acknowledged that it was his voice in the audio clip that went viral on social media, where a phone conversation purportedly between Patil and Sarfaraz Khan, the personal assistant (PA) to Karnataka Housing and Minority Welfare Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, has brought the Congress
Karnataka Cabinet approved an increase in the reservation quota for minority communities under various housing schemes from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
"I am ready to sacrifice myself for the country. If the central government and the Prime Minister permit, I will go to Pakistan as a suicide bomber... We (Indian muslims) have nothing to do with Pakistan, we hate it," Karnataka Minister said.
Karnataka Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a "heinous and inhuman act" against innocent civilians.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday attacked Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan and said that if the latter thinks that he is not going to implement the Waqf Amendment Act in the state, then he has to go to Pakistan.
Reacting to Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan's "We will not implement Waqf Amendment Act in Karnataka" statement, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday said that for the sake of the vote bank, these people try to fool people.
Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan on Sunday voiced strong opposition to the Waqf Amendment Act, saying that the Karnataka government has decided not to implement this law in the state.