KSE's Muslim remarks: BJP Minority unit president demands apology

Vijayapura: Vijayapura District BJP’s Minority unit President Yasin Javali condemned the statement of former Dy.CM K.S Eshwarappa against Muslims and demanded an apology from the senior BJP leader to Muslim community.

In a press statement released by him, he said that the statement from Eshwarappa was disgraceful and insulting for the Muslim community.

He further added that even the surveys have revealed that the BJP vote share has seen an increase in the numbers of Muslim votes and yet senior leader like Eshwarappa comes up with such irresponsible statements.

“I demand an immediate public apology from Eshwarappa,” he said.

KS Eshwarappa recently said that his party will not give tickets to Muslims to contest the elections as they do not believe in the party.

“We will not give…We will not give ticket to Muslims in Karnataka. Why? (because) you do not believe in us. If you believe and vote us, if you understand us, we will see,” Eshwarappa said.

He also alleged that the Congress party has only used Muslims as a “vote bank.”

However, the senior leader from the Kuruba community later clarified that he was not a hater of any community including Muslims and his statement was in response to a specific question about Iqbal Ansari, a political leader from the district, getting a ticket from the BJP.