State secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), G.V. Srirama Reddy questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as to how could they support the Anti-conversion law which is against the constitution.
Speaking to the reporters here on Friday, Srirama Reddy said that Article 25 of the Indian constitution gives the right to the people to follow their religion and faith.
But the BJP is speaking of bringing in Anti-conversion law which is against the constitution.
He said both ‘conversion’ and ‘re-conversion’ are not correct. “Ghar vapsi” programme is not correct and questioned programme organisers as to which caste would they include the people who convert to Hindu religion, he said.
Mr. Reddy alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s government has done a foolish job by not presenting Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2014 properly.
He said that the affidavit was filed before the Supreme Court by the coalition government of Janata Dal (Secular) and BJP when H.D. Kumaraswamy was the Chief Minister on control of maths and other religious institutions. He also alleged that former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was lying that they had not filed the affidavit in the Supreme Court.
He said that it is ironical that the maths seek the intervention of the government when their interests are affected but when the government interfere to check the financial irregularities, misuse of power in the maths, the seers oppose it.
He said everybody should abide by the rule of the land and nobody is greater than the constitution.
