Karnataka s Religious Endowments Minister, Ramalinga Reddy, strongly criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday for alleging that he had instructed for a special pooja (religious ritual) to be conducted at temples on January 22 due to their pressure. Reddy emphasized that the Hindu community has always been devoted to worshipping Lord Ram, even before the BJP emerged as a political party.
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The Karnataka BJP, which posted a clip on X of Reddy making the announcement, said on Monday that the decision by the Congress government in the state to hold pujas reflected the "true power of Prabhu Shri Ram".
JD(U) MLC Neeraj Kumar on Monday slammed his alliance partner RJD MLA Ajay Yadav for his remarks that BJP will explode bombs in Ayodhya and blame Pakistanis backed militant organisations or Muslims to gain electorally in the upcoming Lok Sabha .