BENGALURU: BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday slammed former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Holalkere Anjaneya for his statement that the state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah “is our Rama”. Yatnal cautioned him to talk about Lord Ram and other Hindu deities with respect and dignity.
“It is the misfortune of the state that such idiots, nepotists, anti-Hindu have been ministers of the state in the past,” Yatnal said on X, slamming Anjaneya.
“Let the puja deeds of Siddaramaiah, the revered deity of Anjaneyappa Nava, take place in his house in every way. Stop talking about Lord Rama, the idol of Hindus and act with dignity and respect,” he added.
Reacting to Siddaramaiah not attending the Ram Temple consecration ceremony on January 22, Anjaneya said: Siddaramaiah is our Rama. Why should he go and worship Rama there in Ayodhya? He will do Pooja at his village where a Ram temple is there.”
Meanwhile, R Ashoka, the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, on Monday said that the BJP will fight against the arrests of the workers of Hindu organisations being made under the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah government.
R Ashoka said that it is only the Congress who is fearing due to the inauguration of Ram Mandir event in Ayodhya.
“Congress has again started the politics of hate. In the past, Siddaramaiah’s government had massacred activists of Hindu organizations. People are waiting for the historic moment regarding the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, only Congress is portraying it as fear,” R Ashoka said.
“Meanwhile, two people who took part in the Ram Janmabhoomi struggle from Hubli have been sent to jail in connection with a 30-year-old case. The government has taken such a step when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the Ram Mandir. I also participated in the struggle then, will you arrest me too? Are you brave enough?,” he added.
Demanding that the case against those activists should be withdrawn, R Ashoka said, “It is known that there is a discussion in the police department to bring out the old cases and make an arrest.”
He also mentioned that CM Siddaramaiah has no problem celebrating Tipu Jayanti across the state but has issues with the inauguration of Ram Temple.
“It is their quality to divide religion and caste for votes. They have this quality in their blood cell too,” R Ashoka said.
The leader of the Opposition also stated that there is growing disunity in the State Congress unit. (ANI)