‘Just to secure votes’: Karnataka LoP Chalavadi Narayanaswamy calls CM Siddaramaiah’s Waqf land directive ‘eyewash’
Karnataka opposition leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy criticized CM Siddaramaiah’s order to retract Waqf notices to farmers, calling it a vote-winning ploy. He demanded the withdrawal of the 1974 gazette. Congress leader Nagaraj Yadav defended Siddaramaiah, accusing BJP of politicizing the issue. The CM stressed protecting farmers from disturbances.