Bengaluru, 15 Sept

Senior BJP leader R Ashoka called Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah the "ambassador of religious conversion".

Reacting to the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, which will be conducting the social and educational survey, popularly known as "caste census" from 22 September, listing at least 32 castes that contain dual identities like 'Kuruba Christian', 'Brahmin Christian', 'Vokkaliga Christian' and so on, the Opposition leader accused the Congress of "Muslim appeasement and injustice to Hindus".

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had said casteism in Hinduism had driven people to conversion on Saturday.

"Siddaramaiah is creating a stage for religious conversion. Siddaramaiah is the ambassador of religious conversion. He is creating castes that no one had thought of in the past," Ashoka told press on Monday.

He said that when the BJP comes to power in the State, they will suspend all the “unconstitutional things” done by the Congress party.

"They will be in power for another two years, let them do whatever they want. If they continue this way by suppressing and doing injustice to Hindus and promoting religious conversion among Hindus, they won't even win 20 seats in the state. All of this will backfire for Congress," he added.

He asked why SIddaramaiah would only speak negatively.