Karnataka Temple Tax: Rhetoric has started between Congress and BJP over the bill passed to collect tax from temples located in Karnataka. BJP alleged that the Siddaramaiah government wants to fill its empty treasury with temple money. Countering the allegation, Minister Ramalinga Reddy defended the state government’s move to collect revenue from temples earning a gross income of Rs 10 lakh. Transport and Hindu Religious Endowments Minister Ramalinga Reddy said this provision is not new but has been in existence since 2003. On the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable…
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