The Karnataka BJP said on Friday that after ‘land jihad’, ‘love jihad’ has been started in the state as part of appeasement for the Muslims regarding the Waqf Board.
“Land jihad has started in the state similar to love jihad which involves fencing off farmers’ lands, evicting them, and including Wakq entries in records. The state government is using the Waqf Board to encroach the Hindu lands, temples, and cemeteries, thereby creating divisions between Hindus and Muslims,” said Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka while addressing the Legislative Assembly.
He further alleged that Congress is following the British policy of “divide and rule” and demanded the removal of Waqf entries from farmers’ land records.
He insisted on withdrawing previous notifications and called for support of the Central government’s amendments to Waqf laws to rectify injustices against Hindus and farmers.
Ashoka compared the Waqf land encroachment issue to poet Kuvempu’s statement about oppressive governments exploiting farmers.
He alleged that historic temples, grazing lands, schools, cemeteries, ancestral properties, and government lands are being taken over by the Waqf Board, with land records being altered overnight.
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