The Congress government in Karnataka is facing severe backlash over its decision to rename Ramnagara as Bengaluru South District as the BJP branded the move as yet another manifestation of Congress’ anti-Ram and Ram Mandir stance. Earlier, several senior Congress leaders had turned down the invitation to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Speaking on the Karnataka government’s decision to rechristen Ramnagara as Bengaluru South District, BJP MP Pralhad Joshi said, “This shows their allergy towards Ram and Ram Mandir, even to the name of Ram. They are quite allergic. They used to do it while we were constructing the Ram Mandir. But with the decision to rename Ramanagara, the Congress party and Congress Government have proven that they are against Ram.”
#WATCH | Karnataka cabinet has approved to rename Ramanagara district to Bengaluru South district.
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Union Minister and BJP MP Pralhad Joshi says, "…This shows their allergy towards Ram and Ram Mandir, even to the name of Ram. They are quite allergic. They used to do it while… pic.twitter.com/eJvJ9Dj2IR
“Nobody had demanded this. MP Manjunath had also written that the name should not be changed. But this is being done for vote bank politics and greed for real estate. Siddaramaiah says that when it comes to Ram, he has Ram in his name. If that is the case, why are you doing this? I strongly condemn this and I ask, demand and urge them to withdraw this proposal, otherwise, the BJP will strongly oppose this and the local unit will agitate for this,” Joshi further said.
On Friday, the Karnataka state cabinet approved the renaming of Ramanagara district to Bengaluru South. “We have decided to rename Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South based on the demand of the people there. The Revenue Department will initiate the process,” said state Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil.
After the Cabinet meeting, he told the media, “Only the name of the district will change; everything else will remain the same.”
The decision was made during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
