‘All politics’: Priyank Kharge on BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s Waqf board land encroachment claim | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday responded to BJP MP Tejasvi Surya‘s charge that Waqf Board was encroaching thousands of acres of farmers’ land in Karnataka with the support of the state government, accusing the Bengaluru south MP of playing politics over the matter and questioned what his BJP government had done during…

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Marking farm lands as waqf assets an error, will withdraw notices: Karnataka | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Admitting its mistake in erroneously marking 1,200 acres of farmers’ land in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district as Waqf Board assets, the state govt announced Monday that it will withdraw notices issued to the farmers.Govt’s hasty U-turn from the planned takeover of the land in Tikota taluk’s Honavada follows protests by farmers and Congress’ fear of…

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