Karnataka Religious Structure (Protection) Bill, 2021 Passed

Karnataka Religious Structure (Protection) Bill, 2021 passed to save temples, Congress raised questions.

The Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill, 2021 has been introduced in the state assembly to protect religious structures in public places.

Talking on this, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka says, ‘We introduced a bill for the protection of temples. We have to protect the institutions of all religions.

BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi on the Karnataka Religious Structure (Protection) Bill, 2021: We welcome the decision of the Karnataka government.

Had it been introduced earlier, we could have avoided some issues. Congress is doing drama on this issue.

Let us tell you that Congress has surrounded the Karnataka government on the issue related to the security of the temples.

Karnataka Congress leader NA Harris said, ‘They demolished temples, now they are saying they will protect them.

They are making fools of people. They should not touch any religious structure. It is being done for the vote bank. Not everything can be made legal. They should have discussed.

The issue of temple demolition by the opposition was raised in the session on Tuesday.

Despite the Karnataka Religious Structure (Protection) Bill 2021 being introduced in the Assembly by the ruling BJP in Karnataka. The opposition appeared to dominate the BJP.

Congress is attacking the BJP, questioning the government’s commitment to protecting the temples.

Apart from this, Congress has been attacking the government over rising inflation and Siddaramaiah has called it ‘criminal loot’.

The phrase ‘criminal robbery’ was coined by the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee against the then Prime Minister Late Indira Gandhi over the inflation of the time.

Buoyed by an energetic start to the session with bullock carts and cycle yatras, the opposition is attacking the ruling BJP, questioning its commitment to Hindutva.

Siddaramaiah, who has raised the issue of the demolition of a temple near Nanjangud, has already troubled the ruling BJP.

The opposition is also trying to send a message that the BJP has taken the temple demolition issue casually.

The ruling BJP, which has come under heavy pressure from all sides on the issue of temple demolition, which has come under attack from Hindutva forces, is on defensive mode and is therefore trying to enact a new law.

The new bill, introduced in the assembly on Monday, aims to protect unauthorized places of worship built in the state.

It will protect all religious centers including temples, churches, mosques, and other major religious constructions built on public property without permission.

After a decision in the cabinet, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai introduced the bill.

Playgrounds, parks, roads, and other public places are expected to protect illegal religious centers across the state following an SC order in 2009.

6,300 religious structures have been declared illegal across the state. The Bill also seeks to prevent illegal religious places from entering public places in the future.