Mangalore, Nov 9: The proposed Anti Superstition Bill seems to be gaining opposition within Congress house. In one such reactions, veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary has said that the Bill will affect the religious beliefs of the people of all religions in one way or the other.
“Instead of bringing in one more law it is better if the government contemplates and makes arrangements to effectively implement the existing laws,” said Mr Poojary speaking to reporters on Friday.
“I have already urged Mr Ugrappa to repeal the Bill,” he said adding that if one person's religious belief does not hurt the sentiments of others than there is absolutely no need to prohibit the act.
“The CM has already bagged appreciation from all quarters for his good work. An Anti Superstition Bill has not been spoken about in our manifesto. Hence there is no need to strive in this direction,” he said.
While failing to shed more light on the highlights of the Bill, when asked by a reporter, Mr Poojary said that he is not in possession of the draft of the Bill, and whatever he has opined is based on the reports that he has gathered from the media.
Made Snana is wrong
Commenting on the controversial ritual of'Made Snana' Mr Poojary said that if he was the CM he would have issued section on the same.
“Belief on god is not wrong but rolling over the left over food of somebody in the name of god is wrong,” he said.
Reservation to Brahmins
Commenting that there are economically backward families in all religion and castes, he said that reservation to Brahmins too is justified because there are several economically backward Brahmin families who look at government for help.
Shaadi Bhaagya
Justifying the Shaadi bhaagya scheme of the government, he said that the opposition parties are committing mistake by opposing the scheme.
“The CM has promised to extend the scheme to other religions too. The scheme has been started with Muslims because there are several Muslim families living in desperate situation,” he said
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