Karnataka land of social justice, says CM

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Sidda - ramaiah on Sunday said that Kar nataka had a unique history of social justice referring to the 12th century moral reformer Basavanna and others that came after him.

He made the comments during the function commemorating the birth anniversary of former CM Devaraj Urs at the Vidhana Soudha in Beng alur u on Sunday.

“The land of Kar nataka has a history of revolutionary implementation of social justice. From Basavanna to Krishnaraja and Devaraja Urs, our land has a history of providing social justice,” Siddaramaiah said.

“The aspiration that power and wealth should not be in the hands of a few has been rooted in this land since the time of Basavanna. Kagodu Thimmappa fought for and Devaraja Urs implemented the norm that the tiller should be the owner of the land,” he said, adding that the BJP had reversed the slogan the “tiller should be the owner of the land” into “the rich should be the owners of the land".