Bengaluru, Oct. 17 -- Former union minister and suspended BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal today called on the state government to enforce uniform restrictions on the use of public spaces for religious activities, with a specific demand to ban offering Namaz on roads, footpaths, and government premises without official permission.
"I respectfully request your good office to issue appropriate directions to all Deputy Commissioners and Police Commissioners across the State to ensure that Namaz are not conducted on roads, footpaths, or government premises without prior official sanction," Yatnal said in a letter addressed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Yatnal highlighted that while the Karnataka government recently restricted private org...