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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that no farmer will be evicted from his land in Vijayapura district. The Chief Minister also said that the notices issued to farmers will be withdrawn. Some farmers in Vijayapura district have alleged that their land has been marked as Waqf property. Siddaramaiah said, 'No farmer will be evicted from his land. Yesterday, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Industries Minister and Minister in-charge of Vijayapura district MB Patil and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan jointly said that no farmer of Vijayapura will be evicted from his land.
'Out of 1200 acres, only 11 acres is Waqf property'
CM Siddaramaiah said in Bengaluru that if notices have been issued to farmers, they will be withdrawn. On the question of similar notices being issued to farmers in Yadgir and Dharwad districts, he said, 'I will ask the Revenue Minister to look into it. Farmers will not be evicted anywhere. Let us tell you that regarding the marking of 1200 acres of land in Honavada of Tikota taluk as Waqf property, Industries Minister MB Patil had recently said that this happened due to a 'mistake'. He had also said that out of 1200 acres, only 11 acres is Waqf property.
'Notices were sent to farmers even during BJP government'
Patil had said that a task force would be formed under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner to resolve the issues. Meanwhile, Patil on Tuesday accused the BJP of propagating 'fake Hindu love' through misinformation and claimed that the BJP was in power when the Waqf Board had sent notices to farmers in Vijaypura district between 2019 and 2022. Patil posted copies of notices issued during the BJP government on 'X' and criticized the opposition party, saying it indulged in 'divisive politics' during its tenure instead of focusing on the development of the state.
Minister accused BJP of misleading people
The minister said, 'BJP misled people on issues like Hijab, Halal and 'Urigowda-Nanjegowda' while in power. Even now they are continuing the same tactics. Their efforts to mislead the public through fabricated narratives will no longer succeed. He said the BJP has reconstituted its fact finding committee on the Waqf issue, which was initially constituted by party president BY Vijayendra after sharp criticism from party leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. The Industries Minister said that the inclusion of Yatnal and MP Ramesh Jigajinagi in the committee seemed cosmetic, and reflected the party's differences.
'Ancestral land suddenly declared Waqf property'
Patil challenged BJP to explain why notices were issued to farmers during its government. Earlier in the day, Vijayendra targeted the ruling Congress for accusing BJP of doing politics. He said, 'The ancestral land of farmers was suddenly declared as Waqf property. What to do if farmers do not take to the streets? Congress is busy appeasing the minorities and dividing the country in the name of religion. She has been doing this for a long time. They are trying to fan the flames of fire in the state under the leadership of Zameer Ahmed Khan (Waqf Minister).
'If BJP had not taken this issue seriously…'
Vijayendra claimed that the minister himself admitted that notices were issued to 120 farmers in this matter. He said, 'If BJP had not taken this issue seriously, farmers would have come on the streets. When we raised this issue, they formed a task force and asked the farmers to contact the Deputy Commissioner. BJP state president said that a team formed by the party under the leadership of former Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol has reached Vijaypura district. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi also hit out at Khan and cited the Anwar Manappadi report, which claimed that several Congress leaders were 'making crores of rupees by claiming Waqf property as their own'.
'My personal opinion is that the Waqf law should be removed'
Joshi demanded suspension of the tehsildars who issued notices to the farmers and registration of cases against the responsible officials. Joshi said, 'Anyone can claim anything on whatever is happening in this country. My personal opinion is that the Waqf law should be removed, but the Modi government is bringing positive changes in it. Janata Dal (S) leader and Union minister HD Kumaraswamy said in Ramanagara that the truth should come out about the 'loot of government or farmers' land' in the name of Waqf property. (Language)
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