Former Minister Eshwarappa criticises Chief Minister for his comments, asks him to read Bhagavad Gita

Former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his comments connected introducing Bhagavad Gita into the schoolhouse curriculum.

“The Chief Minister’s statements amusement his ideological bankruptcy. Let him survey the Bhagavad Gita once,” helium said successful a property league astatine Shivamogga connected December 8.

Mr. Siddaramaiah had called Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy a ‘manuwadi’ for demanding the inclusion of the Gita successful the schoolhouse syllabus. Reacting to his statement, Mr. Eshwarappa said, “The Bhagavad Gita is not meant lone for Hindus. People belonging to each religions should work it. Can the Chief Minister remark astir either the Quran oregon the Bible successful the aforesaid way?” helium questioned.

He thanked Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy for stressing the request to see the Bhagavad Gita successful the schoolhouse syllabus. When his attraction was drawn to Mr. Kumaraswamy’s earlier comments that were captious of the Gita, Mr. Eshwarappa reacted, “What helium had expressed earlier is not important.”

Reacting to a question connected the State government’s program to amend the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, successful the Belagavi session, Mr. Eshwarappa said the instrumentality to halt the slaughter of cattle should beryllium strengthened and immoderate effort to weaken it would beryllium opposed. “If the authorities weakens the law, the radical volition reason it strongly,” helium added.