Yogesh K Porwar
No one can stay in power after seizing farmers’land: Bommai
Haveri (Shiggaon):Former CM and MP Basavaraj Bommai said No one who seizes farmers’ land will be able to stay in power and the state is on the brink of another Naragund-like Raitha Bandaya,said former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai.
The need of the hour is that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah must immediately revoke the Waqf notification.
Addressing a massive protest rally organized by the Shiggaon BJP Mandal to condemn the notices issued to farmers by the Waqf Board here on Monday,he said survey number 417 in our Shiggaon taluk has been granted permission by the Slum Board for hundreds of poor people to build houses.
Now,they have claimed it as Waqf property.This has created a situation where the poor in Shiggaon are left homeless.
“When we attempted to establish a 220 KV power station in Shiggaon,it was claimed as Waqf property and taken to court.
We fought and won that battle, and the power station was constructed.Similarly,obstacles were raised when we planned to install a statue of Kittur Rani Chennamma, but we overcame them and completed the installation.
They opposed the installation of a statue of Sangolli Rayanna as well, but I will ensure its installation in a few days,”Bommai assured.
The former CM also mentioned that 19 acres near the Tadas Lambani Tanda were being claimed as Waqf property.
He said when he attended a Waqf Board event, people there handed him a note stating that Congress leaders had misappropriated Waqf property.
He informed the Waqf Board that those properties should be recovered.Now,it is being twisted to imply that he asked for farmers’ lands to be reclaimed.How can that be possible?
The MP said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should not only withdraw the notices given to farmers but must also revoke the Waqf Gazette notification.
Additionally,he should recommend to the central government to annul the Waqf Act.In fact,Prime Minister Modi is already working in this direction.
Your land protection is my responsibility
Bommai further said farmers from Shiggaon and Savanur should bring the notices they received from the Waqf Board to his office.
He will fight for you in the court.I will not let an inch of your land be taken. Leave the responsibility of your land to me, and I will protect it.”
He emphasized that the ongoing by-election was not just a contest between the BJP and Congress,but a fight against “land jihad” conducted by Congress.
There must be harmony in this constituency.Women should be able to attend schools and colleges safely,and police atrocities must end.For that reason,BJP should be victorious in this election to teach them a lesson.
The former CM said youths are being taken to police stations.They will not let the Kadakol incident be brushed aside,” Bommai warned, pledging to continue fighting for farmers’ land and rights.
The protest rally was attended by former ministers C.T. Ravi, Raju Gowda, C.C. Patil, former MP Pratap Simha, and former MLAs P. Rajeev and Dattatreya Patil Revoor.
