Last Updated: February 26, 2023, 09:56 IST
BJP chief CT Ravi. (Photo: Twitter/@CTRavi_BJP)
The allegations have come to hang-out the BJP forward of the meeting polls and questions had been raised over the transfer of CT Ravi, who is named a fierce proponent of Hindutva
The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are in confrontation mode over the difficulty of getting into a temple after consuming non-vegetarian meals. The controversy erupted after some Congress members alleged that BJP MLA and nationwide normal secretary CT Ravi entered a temple after having non-vegetarian meals in Uttara Kannada district.
The BJP confronted extreme embarrassment over the difficulty because it had made the difficulty of then CM Siddaramaiah getting into a temple after having non-vegetarian meals. It was projected as a disrespectful transfer by Siddaramaiah.
The saffron celebration had additionally alleged in 2018 that Siddaramaiah and the Congress don’t respect Hindu traditions.
The allegations have come to hang-out the BJP forward of the meeting polls and questions had been raised over the transfer of CT Ravi, who is named a fierce proponent of Hindutva. The BJP and CT Ravi are attempting to difficulty clarifications over the difficulty and downplay it.
The Congress is utilizing the difficulty for finishing up a marketing campaign on social media and slamming the double requirements of BJP leaders. The celebration has questioned how the Hindu activists and non secular seers who got here out within the open to criticize Siddaramaiah then, have turned a blind eye in the direction of the current growth.
The controversy erupted after Ravi allegedly entered temples after having non-vegetarian meals. The photographs of Ravi consuming non-veg meals on the residence of native BJP MLA Sunil Naik in Uttara Kannada district have gone viral on social media. He had come to Karwar to take part in Shivaji Jayanthi.
It is alleged that CT Ravi had visited Nag Ban in Bhatkal metropolis and Karibanta Hanuman temple. Bhatkal MLA Sunil Naik and committee members of the temples accompanied Ravi.
People have questioned Ravi for flouting the sanctity of temples by visiting them after consuming non-vegetarian meals.
Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel said that CT Ravi had agreed that he had eaten non-vegetarian meals. But, he had not entered the temple. He had folded his arms standing outdoors the temple. He shouldn’t be like Siddaramaiah who ate non vegetarian meals and went straight to Hindu pilgrimage centre Dharmastahala. This is the distinction between Siddaramaiah and CT Ravi, he mentioned.
Reacting strongly to the incident, Ravi had said that he was born in a group which consumes non-vegetarian meals. “I eat non-veg meals. But, I’ll by no means step right into a temple after having non-vegetarian meals,” he said.
He added that he had gone to visit the temple premises to inspect the place as Muslim did not allow the temple authorities to undertake construction work.
Ravi also stated that he has been brought up in a traditional Hindu family. “Unlike Siddaramaiah, I won’t dare to say that I will enter a temple after eating non-vegetarian food. I am not going to be the victim of the toolkit politics of Congress,” he maintained.
Opposition chief Siddaramaiah said that consuming vegetarian, non-vegetarian meals and going to temples shouldn’t be a problem for dialogue in any respect. He mentioned the BJP leaders should not have readability on points.
As the elections are nearing the Karnataka BJP is in a repair over the difficulty. The celebration is dealing with stiff competitors within the coastal area from Sri Rama Sena, the place the BJP wins many of the seats with its Hindutva agenda.
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