CM cares more about tyrant monarch than public: BJP opposes Tipu Jayanti in K'taka
Cong said that BJP, RSS views differ from those of the state govt; they regard Tipu Sultan as a tyrant for being biased against Hindus.
BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said that the Congress-led government is worried about Tipu Sultan instead of the state's public.
"Karnataka government is not paying attention to the problem of the public, the poor, and the farmers, but they are really worried about Tipu Sultan. When will CM Siddaramaiah care about the village farmers," he said.
BJP spokesperson Zafar Islam said the Congress performs these kinds of stunts to appease people, but the BJP is not going to join them.
"Congress performs these kinds of stunts to appease people. They are doing the same in Karnataka but the custom will backfire at them, and they will have to pay its cost. Bharatiya Janata Party is against such appeasements," he said.
The Congress government views Tipu Sultan as a patriot, who fought against the British. However, the BJP and the RSS views are completely different from those of the state government, who regard Tipu Sultan as a tyrant monarch for being biased against Hindus.
After witnessing major clash in 2015 in the state over the celebrations of Tipu Sultan Jayanti, the Karnataka Government in 2016 decided to make the event an annual affair.