Bangalore: A BJP delegation headed by state BJP president Pralhad Joshi and former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashok, met the new Governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday October 29.
The party leaders urged the Governor to remove Wakf Minister Qamarul Islam for selling wakf property in Gulbarga and also criticized the Home Minister K.J. George for failing to effectively handle the law and order situation in the State.
Addressing the media, after the meeting, Pralhad Joshi said that the Governor has responded positively to the party’s demand, and that he will call the Chief Minister to discuss the law and order situation and other issues mentioned in the memorandum.
Speaking of the Home Minister, Joshi said, “he is incapable of handling the Home portfolio”. “The increase in rape incidents in the city in recent days, the assault on an IAS officer in Mysore by a mob are proof of this. The government is encouraging criminals by protecting them”, he accused
With regards to Wakf minister Qamarul Islam, Joshi alleged that he had sold wakf property spread over 8.33 acres to private parties in Gulbarga. A FIR has been filed against him, so we want him to be sacked, he added.
