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Bommai urged the Congress-led state government to clarify whether the socio-economic and education survey report, commonly known as the caste census report, that was received by Chief Minister Siddaramiah in Bengaluru was the Kantharaj report or the Jayprakash Hegde report.
A bill that sought to collect funds from temples with over Rs 10 lakh annual income, which was defeated by the opposition BJP-JD(S) combine in the legislative council last week, was taken up for reconsideration and passed by the legislative assembly once again on Thursday. The Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will now be sent to the Governor directly for his assent, following which it will become law.
The Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will now be sent to the Governor directly for his assent, following which it will become law
“The BJP MLAs just gave some suggestions and let the bill pass in the assembly. But their own party MLCs voted against the bill in the Council,” Transport & Muzrai Minister Ramalinga Reddy told ET on Sunday, while adding that the government would move the bill again.
The State Government plans to reintroduce a bill to amend the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment Act, 1997, in the assembly after it was defeated in the Legislative Council by the BJP. Transport & Muzrai Minister Ramalinga Reddy criticized the BJP for voting against the bill in the Council after offering suggestions in the assembly. Reddy clarified that the amendment aims to adjust the share of temple income for the development of poorer temples, not divert funds to other faiths.