Congress ignored DK Shivakumar as CM for being ‘non secular Hindu’: Report

Hours after the Congress launched that Siddaramaiah will turn into the Chief Minister of Karnataka, a report by The Economic Times claimed that the CM bid of DK Shivakumar was not supported by the celebration’s extreme command for his dedication within the path of the Hindu faith.

In an article titled ‘Five reasons why Congress high command picked Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM,’ the newspaper well-known that Siddaramaiah hailed from a sturdy left background whereas Shivakumar was perceived as a ‘devout Hindu.’

“Siddaramaiah, who comes from the left background, is seen as a strong ideological opponent of the RSS and the BJP. While Shivakumar has no affinity with any right-wing group, he is seen as a devout Hindu who often visits religious places and makes no effort to hide his religious inclination,” it emphasised.

The Economic Times claimed that such a alternative by the Congress celebration was made in light of the religiously polarised environment of Karnataka.

“This may not have posed much problem if the political climate were not as religiously polarised as it is in Karnataka today. Many believe the Muslim vote shifted to the Congress from the JD(S) in a sign of the community strongly backing the Congress in the state. With the Lok Sabha elections next year, the polarisation is likely to get more pronounced,” it added.

The newspaper emphasised that Congress threw its weight behind Siddaramiah throughout the hopes of sustaining its ideological ‘non-Hindu’ inclinations intact and consolidating the Muslim vote monetary establishment.

“In such circumstances, the party high command had to back the candidate whose ideological leanings strongly aligned with the party agenda of resisting the BJP-RSS and cornering the Muslim vote,” it recognized.

Congress has a address PFI and SDPI

It need to be talked about that the Congress celebration entered proper right into a covert settlement with the PFI and its political wing SDPI for explicit constituencies, ensuing throughout the SDPI not fielding candidates in direction of Congress throughout the 2018 assembly elections.

In comparability to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the PFI’s have an effect on was rising shortly in Karnataka, and research claimed that they’d compiled a hitlist concentrating on excellent figures associated to Hinduism, along with RSS leaders.

In a giant enchancment, a complete group hall in Puttur was allegedly reworked into an arms depot, which was subsequently seized by the NIA all through their raids.

While the election advertising and marketing marketing campaign witnessed dangerous ranges of polarisation, with the opposition occasions raking up the problem of hijab along with the Congress celebration promising to ban the Hindu activist group, Bajrang Dal, it is value analysing how polarisation helped Congress to consolidate Muslim voters and divide Hindu votes to emerge as victorious throughout the assembly polls.

Sunni Ulma board chief requires Muslim deputy CM put up, Home Ministry 

Meanwhile, Muslim leaders from the Sunni Ulma Board demanded {{that a}} Muslim should get the put up of deputy chief minister in Karnataka from the worthwhile candidates of the group.

They moreover sought portfolios like Home, Revenue, Health and totally different departments for five Muslim MLAs. Karnataka State Waqf Board chief Shafi Sadi claimed 72 constituencies went into Congress’s fingers solely because of the Muslims.