Mangaluru, Dec 26: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has warned the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the religious conversion controversy would hamper the development of the country.
Addressing media persons in the city on Friday the JD(S) supremo said that Mr Modi, who had chanted the mantra of'India first' should raise voice against controversial'Ghar Wapsi' campaign being organized by Sangh Parivar across the country.
He said that Mr Modi should not forget his pre-election promises and lay emphasis on the development and speak against those who are creating controversies by staging mass conversion events.
œModi has been promoting the nation in the name of development during his tours to other countries. In this backdrop, he should be responsible enough, not to support any sort of negative image, which is masked with disharmony and chaos, he said.
Earlier, in Udupi, emphasizing over the formation of'Janata Pariwar,' the former PM said that nation needs a strong opposition in the backdrop of the national party failing to receive adequate number of seats to be eligible for the role of opposition.
As the Speaker has not accepted the Congress party in the role of opposition, the effective functioning of democracy is possible only with the responsible and eligible opposition, to curtail and censure the aristocratic measures of the ruling party.
The former PM opined that in order to fill the vacuum, the old buddies that joined hands as Janata Party once upon a time would once again come together to play the role of effective opposition. The responsibility of forming the effective opposition is entrusted on Samajvadi Party supremo Mulyam Singh Yadav.
A meeting was held on December 22 at Delhi. However, the formation process is in the initial phase and Janata Pariwar would be strengthened in the days to come. All secular parties that are not involved with the ruling party would play major role by taking over constructive position. These parties would play a crucial role in the winter session of the Parliament. He declined any proposal towards forming the third front.
Stating that the government should deliberate over the definition of mismanaged mutts, before embarking upon any decision, Deve Gowda said that the concept of mismanaged mutts itself seems to be a dilemma. The confusion is how to clarify the definition of mismanaged mutts. It is the devotees who decide over the mutts and the mismanagement.
The State government should take serious deliberations before indulging into superfluous issues. However, there is nothing to comment, as the Congress High Command has issued the direction to the government to withdraw the ordinance to take over the mismanaged mutts.
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