Bengaluru March 31 PTI With Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw requesting him to resolve growing religious divide in Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday called upon all sections of society to observe restraint before going public on social issues as they can be resolved through discussions He said Karnataka is known for peace and progress and sought cooperation from everyone in maintaining it as Mazumdar-Shaw while pointing out that the State has always forged inclusive economic development expressed worry that if IT BT sectors became communal it would destroy its global leadership Karnataka has always forged inclusive economic development and we must not allow such communal exclusion- If ITBT became communal it would destroy our global leadership BSBommai please resolve this growing religious divide she said Her tweet was in response to incidents of denial of permission to non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry on business around temples during annual temple fairs and religious events in some parts of the state Responding to a question on the tweet Bommai said Several issues have come up for discussion in the State the issue on uniform for students has been decided by the High Court On other issues my appeal to those concerned is that we have been leading our lives all these years based on our beliefs Everyone should cooperate in maintaining peace and order Karnataka is known for peace and progress and every one should observe restraint and see to it that it is not affected When social issues arise there is a possibility for us to discuss and resolve it So before going public everyone should observe restraint he added However Mazumdar-Shaws tweet drew a sharp reaction from BJPs IT cell chief Amit Malviya Good to see Kiran Shaw wake up to the religious divide in Karnataka Did she speak up when a belligerent minority sought to prioritise Hijab over education or Congress framed rules excluding non-Hindus from Hindu institutions She helped Congress draft their manifesto Explains Malviya tweeted It is unfortunate to see people like Kiran Shaw impose their personal politically coloured opinion and conflate it with Indias leadership in the ITBT sector Rahul Bajaj once said something similar for Gujarat it is today a leading automobile manufacturing hub Go figure he added Later lamenting that vested interests are hijacking the issue Mazumdar-Shaw calling herself a proud Kannadiga expressed confidence about CM Bommai resolving the issue Unfortunately vested interests are hijacking the issue to political parties I am confident our CM BSBommai will resolve the matter peacefully I am a proud kannadiga n dont want to see these incidents detract from economic progress All parties need to work towards this she tweeted Further stating that the media is very irresponsible in making this into a BJP issue she said I am fully confident that the BJP Govt led by BSBommai will resolve this issue The issue of denial of permission initially began as banners were placed during the annual Kaup Marigudi festival in Udupi district which said non-Hindu vendors and traders should not be allowed entry and the temple management paid heed to the request of certain pro-Hindu organisations Later similar banners were displayed at Padubidri temple festival also and at a couple of temples in Dakshina Kannada district as well Some Hindu activists have submitted memoranda to officials in different parts of the State citing the Karnataka Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act 1997 When the matter came up in the Legislative Assembly recently the BJP government sought to distance itself from it by citing a rule which states that no property including land building near the place of worship shall be leased to non-Hindus Also recently some right wing groups have given a call to boycott halal meat ahead of varshadodaku the day after Ugadi when many communities in the state have a non-vegetarian feast BJP national general secretary C T Ravi on Tuesday called halal food economic jihad PTI KSU KSU SS SS

New Delhi Mar 31 PTI The BJP on Thursday hit back at Biocon head Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw over her remarks about alleged growing religious divide in Karnataka accusing her of imposing personal and politically coloured opinion and conflating it with Indias leadership in Information technology and biotechnology sectorsIn tweets criticising her BJPs IT department in-charge Amit Malviya also posted a page of the rules framed when the Congress was in power in the state and highlighted the part which said no property including land building or sites situated near the institution shall be leased out to non-HindusHe tweeted while posting the page Good to see Kiran Shaw wake up to the religious divide in Karnataka Did she speak up when a belligerent minority sought to prioritise Hijab over education or Congress framed rules excluding non-Hindus from Hindu institutions She helped Congress draft their manifesto Explains He added It is unfortunate to see people like Kiran Shaw impose their personal politically coloured opinion and conflate it with Indias leadership in the ITBT sector Rahul Bajaj once said something similar for Gujarat it is today a leading automobile manufacturing hub Go figure Earlier the noted business person had tweeted Karnataka has always forged inclusive economic development and we must not allow such communal exclusion- If ITBT became communal it would destroy our global leadership BSBommai please resolve this growing religious divide she said Responding to her Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday called upon all sections of society to observe restraint before going public on social issues as they can be resolved through discussions Her tweet was in response to incidents of denial of permission to non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry on business around temples during annual temple fairs and religious events in some parts of the state PTI KR KR SK SK