Let Muslims live with respect and honour: Yediyurappa cries for harmony

Bengaluru: In the wake of divisive politics and vicious strategy being played by a section of right wing Hindu groups with the aim of widening the Hindu-Muslim conflict in Karnataka, the former Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has said that Muslim should be allowed to live a life with respect and honour.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Yediyurappa have been forced to raise their voice against a situation being created in the state where sections of people make continuous calls for boycott of Muslim community and their trades.

Yediyurappa said that the unrest in society has become a norm now due to the act of a few miscreants and legal action will be initiated against miscreants to ward off further untoward incidents. He also advised people to engage in their business without falling to agendas that create unrest in society.

Yediyurappa said tht when he was the CM, he had warned Hindu groups of initiating legal action if they targeted the Muslim community during the first wave of the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bommai said that the state government will take whatever constitutionally available means are requiredto maintain law and order.

"Ours is a constitutionally elected government. We are working by keeping law and order maintenance and equality as a benchmark," Bommai said.

He further stated that if people campaign with their ideologies, there is no problem. However, if they take law into their hands or turn violent, the government cannot tolerate it. "A message has already been sent in this direction," Bommai stated.