There is at tradition of donating bovines to Srikanteshwara temple. However, in the absence of a Gaushala in the temple, these bovines become vulnerable to attacks and smuggling.
CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan were hearing the challenge to the Karnataka HC order, which rejected the State's decision in March 2018 to allow only a Mujawar (Muslim Priest) to execute the rites at the Datta Peeta.
The BJP leader post-arrest alleged that the police had not registered any FIR against him and that he was arrested by the authorities negligently. The counter complaint has been filed against the Congress leaders at Khanapura police station, Belgavi.
Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa criticised the state government over the police lathi charge on the Lingayat Panchamasali community during their protest for reservation
The aggrieved farmers say that the Waqf is now trying to usurp the lands on which they have been farming for generations. The farmers say that the Waqf Board set its eyes on about 300 acres of their land and usurped it.