BJP calls the Karnataka government “anti-Hindu” for imposing a 10% tax on temples

The president of the Karnataka BJP, Vijayendra Yediyurappa, claimed that the Congress government intended to implement anti-Hindu measures in order to replenish its empty coffers.After the Congress government in Karnataka approved the “Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Bill 2024” in the state assembly on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party dubbed the government “anti-Hindu.”

The bill gives the government the authority to tax temples that earn more than ₹1 crore (10 percent) and those that earn between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore (5 percent).The president of the Karnataka BJP, Vijayendra Yediyurappa, claimed that the Congress government intended to implement anti-Hindu measures in order to replenish its empty coffers.

“The Congress government, which is adopting consistently anti-Hindu policies in the state, has now taken a crooked look at the revenue of Hindu temples and passed the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments bill to fill its empty coffers,” he stated on X.

He declared that “another purpose” will be served by the money raised.

“This is nothing more than poverty; under it, the government will take 10% of temples’ earnings exceeding ₹1 crore. The contributions made by devotees for the advancement of the temple and their understanding of God ought to go towards remodelling the temple and facilitating the