The bill empowers the Government to collect tax from temples. As per its provisions if the revenue of a Hindu temple exceeds Rs 1 crore, the Government can levy a tax of 10% on it
The announcement is likely to be made in the State budget for the financial year 2024-25. Discussions are ongoing to include these projects in the Charity Department’s plans.
Addressing a programme organised by the KPCC to mark Martyrs’ Day, CM Siddaramaiah alleged, the Religious fanatic Godse, the man who killed Gandhi is the ideal of RSS and BJP.
We are ready to hoist Hanuman flag at private places or near temples.
Siddaramaiah appeared for the interview along with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
‘I do not say that there is no God, but if anyone claims that the God resides only in the temples, then I will not accept it’ – stated Karnataka’s Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Anjaneya remarked that the BJP wasn’t prioritising the larger ‘social issues’ that the country is grappling with.
The Congress Government is proposing to lift the ban on ‘hijab’.
2 days ago, Siddaramaiah had announced the lifting of hijab ban in educational institutions. Faced with opposition from Hindu organisations, he gave the above justification to do the damage control.
Shehzad Poonawala criticised the Siddaramaiah Government saying, ‘Milk and electricity have become costly in the State, and there is a drought; at that time the Chief Minister and a Minister travelled by a private plane”.