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India News: Karnataka Congress government is likely to introduce the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill again in the assembly after it was defeated in the legislative council. The bill aims to collect more taxes from state-owned temples and has been branded anti-Hindu by BJP and JD(S). With a majority in the assembly, the bill is expected to pass.

The Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the legislative assembly Wednesday night rejigging the existing matrix to collect more taxes from the earnings of state-owned temples, has stoked controversy.