‘Disenfranchisement of Muslims’ Remark: Let Them Put Me In Jail, I’ve Left It To God: Vokkaliga Seer

Hyderabad, Nov 30 (Maxim News): Reacting to the Karnataka police notice summoning Vokkaliga seer Chandrashekaranatha Swamy for questioning over his demand for disenfranchisement of Muslims (Removing the privilege of voting to Muslims) he said that he is ready to go to jail and had left the matter to God.

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The seer told the media on Saturday, “I am ready to go to jail if they want me to. I had taken part in the pro-farmer protest and spoken against the alleged snatching of their lands by the Waqf Board. I can’t go to the police station for questioning. If they come to my mutt, I will clarify my statement.

“The statement against Muslims was a slip of the tongue, it was not intentional. Expressing regret, I made the statement the very next day, “Let’s leave the matter here.” he stated. “Our Mutt has Muslim devotees too. I also attend marriage functions of the Muslim community. I don’t understand why the complaint was registered against me,” the seer stated.

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Karnataka Police summons seer for questioning on Dec 2 on the disenfranchisement of Muslims remarks.  the seer said “I don’t know about the notice issued by the police summoning me for questioning.  I am not in a good state of health.  Many leaders have met me and expressed their solidarity with me.  I am not bothered about the consequences,” the seer maintained.  “I have never stated anything regarding banning the Waqf Board.  I have demanded that farmers’ lands must not be taken away.  Why is the government acting in such a fashion? The appeasement of one community by the government is not good.” he opined. 

“Many statements were made earlier. My statement won’t make a difference and there is a Constitution. My whole intention is the farmers should not be exploited. Let me see the legal consequences, “the seer mainted. Swami heads the Vishwa Vokkaligara Mahasamsthana Mutt and statements were made at a protest on Tuesday in Bangalore, organized by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, a farmer’s organization linked to the RSS to condemn the Waqf Board alleged more to take away farmers lands.

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‘Muslims don’t vote for JD(U), says Union Minister Lalan Singh Swami stated, “Politicians indulge in vote bank politics and appeasement of Muslims. Hence, Muslims should be deprived of exercising their voting powers. This should be done and the end of vote bank politics would help the progress of the country.” Upparpet police have registered an FIR against the seer following the complaint in this regard. The police have lodged an FIR under Section 299 of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the seer.  The complaint stated that the statement by the seer was provocative and threatened to disturb communal harmony in society. The filing of the FIR against him has taken a serious political turn with a Karnataka BJP delegation visiting him on Friday and warning of “serious consequences” if he was booked by the police.  The BJP delegation’s visit to the powerful Vokkaliga seer was headed by Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka and former Deputy CM and BJP MLA C.N.Ashwath Narayan.  (Maxim News)

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