Anti-Conversion Law To Be Restored To 2022 Form In Winter Session: Hariprasad
The BJP government led by Basavaraj Bommai had enacted the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022, commonly known as the anti-conversion law.
Bengaluru: “We will fulfil our promise. The anti-conversion law will be restored to its original 2022 form during the forthcoming winter session,” KPCC president BK Hariprasad said on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters, Hariprasad said the Congress government would honour its electoral assurances, including those relating to the anti-conversion law.
“Some people feel that we have not fulfilled our assurance on the anti-conversion law. I want to tell that during the forthcoming winter session, we will restore it to the form in which it existed in 2022,” he said.
He also said the government would fulfil its promises like bringing changes to the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act and the Karnataka Land Reforms Act within the next one-and-a-half years of its term.
The winter session is scheduled to be held in Belagavi from Dec 2 to Dec 11.
The BJP government led by Basavaraj Bommai had enacted the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022, commonly known as the anti-conversion law.
The Congress had promised during the 2023 Assembly elections to repeal the Act and restore the position that existed before its enactment.
Hariprasad said the Congress represented all sections of society and did not base its politics on caste or religion. “We listen to everyone’s views,” he said.
On questions about differences within the Congress, Hariprasad said leaders K.N. Rajanna and Rajendra would not be asked to leave the party.
“They speak openly. We will not ask them to leave. We will retain them. Internal matters will be discussed only between the Chief Minister and me. No third person should speak about them,” he said.
Responding to the BJP’s criticism of Sonia Gandhi’s book, he accused the party of viewing it through “Mussolini lenses”.
