Bengaluru: Former Revenue Minister R. Ashok said that after the Congress Government has come to power, they are laying foundation stone to begin Tipu era again in Karnataka. Congress is going to be the brand ambassador of conversion. Ambedkar also wrote about conversion in the Constitution. However, they are doing this for the sake of money. We are going to fight big if the conversion law is withdrawn, he stressed.
Former Deputy Chief Minister R. Ashok has warned that BJP will launch a campaign to save Karnataka from conversion.
Addressing a press conference at Jagannath Bhavan, the state BJP office in Malleshwaram, he said that even Swamijis should prevent conversion. 40 lakh Hindus have converted. Hindus have converted for the lure of love, hospital and money. In the act we have made, it has been said that there should not be forced conversion, but voluntary conversion has not been restricted. Ambedkar also wrote about conversion in the Constitution. Accordingly, we have said that conversion should not be done by force, or job, temptations. What is wrong with this? Those who want to convert should apply and convert according to the law. Babur and Tipu forcibly converted people. He alleged that it is clear that the Congress Government has set out to complement Tipu’s ideology.
BJP demands that the Conversion Law not be withdrawn. We are going to have a big fight against the Government if the Anti-Conversion Law is withdrawn in the next few days. Congress is doing this to please people. It seems that the Congress Government is going to make Bengaluru a mini Pakistan by withdrawing the Anti Conversion Law. When we brought the law, did any priest oppose? When we brought the law, KFD and PFI opposed it. So are you on their side? Ashok asked.
Although the APMC Act was introduced for the sale of the produce grown by the farmers, they had to give pulses and grains at the price mentioned by the brokers. The rate was fixed earlier. But due to the act brought by us, farmers could sell agricultural products online. There is an opportunity to take it outside the state and sell it. With the new act tender coconut was available at a high price. This would have benefited the farmers without the middlemen. So we are against revising this Act. You yourself have written about cheating in scale weight in APMCs, he said.
Ashok accused the Congress of standing in favour of the brokers.
Many attempts have been made to remove the content from textbook including that of Hedgewar. Your Government has come to make a change. But listen to people’s opinions, he said.
He advised people not to do anything that would bring bad thoughts to their minds.There is a lot of Opposition about the power bill. Congress is bargaining in giving freebies. They said it was free for everyone. ow they are telling that the guarantees will come with condition. Metre deposit has been increased for new house builders. People have been confused. In addition 70 paise has been increased. They say BJP is the reason for the same. Was there a BJP Government on May 12? Ministers Mahadevappa and Ramalinga Reddy said that all the schemes of BJP have been stopped. D. K. Shivakumar also said the same thing, he said.
He said that if the Government is capable to stop all decisions taken by BJP Government why not hike could be stopped of power bill?