Benegaluru, Feb. 22 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the allegations regarding the Karnataka government's amendments to the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment Bill "appear to be misrepresented", "aiming only at misleading the public" and "polarizing people along communal lines for political leverage."

The Bill mandates the state to collect 10 per cent tax from temples generating revenue exceeding Rs 1 crore and 5 per cent from shrines with revenue of between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore.

Accusing the BJP of misleading the public, Karnataka CM said in a series of long tweets, "The allegations regarding the Karnataka government's amendments to the Hindu Religious appear to be misrepresented for political ...