'Land Jihad': BJP Targets Karnataka's Congress Govt Over Land Allotment To Minority Welfare Dept

According to BJP, the government ordered to hand over the two acres of land in the Chamrajpet Assembly constituency in Bengaluru for the construction of schools to the Minority Welfare Department.

File Photo Of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Source : PTI Images

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Karnataka government led by Siddaramaiah of "land jihad" on Thursday after it decided to hand over two acres of land worth more than Rs 500 crore to the Minority Welfare Department, news agency IANS reported.

Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Leader of Opposition (LoP) R Ashoka said, "We have no objection to vacant land being given. However, the government is transferring land belonging to the Department of Animal Husbandry". 

#WATCH | Bengaluru: Karnataka LoP R Ashoka says, " The govt of Siddaramaiah, they are giving the animal husbandry property in Bengaluru, which is worth more than Rs 500 crores to minority people...it is a big scandal. BJP will protest inside and outside Vidhana Soudha" pic.twitter.com/fDi8yiBzbE

— ANI (@ANI) February 29, 2024

R Ashoka took to social media and posted on X in Kannada, titled "Congress sarkarada land jihad". 

He went on to say in the post, "CM Siddaramaiah, shouldn't there be a limit to appeasing Muslims?" You are conspiring to give Muslims two acres of land in the heart of Bengaluru owned by the Animal Husbandry department.

"Why shut down the government veterinary hospital that was treating cows and other animals and hand it over to Muslims? The veterinary hospital was not only established to treat the cattle, but other pets were also given treatment there. We will not allow the handing over of Rs 500 crore worth of land. Can we call this measure of the Congress government as land jihad?” his Kannda X post read in English. 

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರದ ಹೃದಯ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಬೆಲೆಬಾಳುವ ಪಶುಸಂಗೋಪನೆ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಎರಡು ಎಕರೆ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರಿಗೆ ನೀಡುವ ಹುನ್ನಾರ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಲ್ಲ ಸಿಎಂ @siddaramaiah ನವರೇ, ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರ ಓಲೈಕೆಗೆ ಒಂದು ಇತಿ ಮಿತಿ ಬೇಡವೇ?

ದನ ಕರುಗಳಿಗೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡುವ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಪಶು ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಾಲಯವನ್ನ… pic.twitter.com/r8G4sph0Qa

— R. Ashoka (ಆರ್. ಅಶೋಕ) (@RAshokaBJP) February 29, 2024

According to Ashoka, the Karnataka government ordered on February 26 to hand over two acres of land in the Chalawadipalya Ward of the Chamrajpet Assembly Constituency in Bengaluru for the construction of Moulana Azad/Morarji Desai Residential Schools to the Minority Welfare Department.