Decision on Murugha mutt soon, says Karnataka Chief Minister
The Hindu
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that a decision on the demand for appointing new seer to Murugha mutt in Chitradurga would be taken after consulting the law department
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that a decision on the demand for appointing a new seer at Murugha mutt in Chitradurga would be taken soon after consulting the law department.
On Wednesday November 23, he informed mediapersons in Chitradurga, that the Deputy Commissioner of Chitradurga had submitted a report on the ground situation with regard to the mutt, and the same is before the Law Department. A decision would be taken soon based on the advice of the Law Department, he said.
The Chief Minister declined comment on the arrest of a former MLA in connection with a case of conspiracy against the seer of Murugha mutt, saying that the issue is before a court and police are investigating the matter.
On the absence of district in-charge Minister for Chitradurga B.C. Patil, the Chief Minister explained that Mr. Patil did not attend the function as he had undergone a surgery and is recuperating in a hospital.
The Chief Minister categorically stated that there is no proposal before the government to supply 10,000 litres of water to households free of cost.
He declined to comment on former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s statement about making a Muslim leader the chief minister.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.