Addressing the 22‑year‑cycle Uroos convention of Sayyid Mohammed Shareeful Madani Dargah, Ullal, on Friday, 16 May, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah underscored his administration’s pledge to constitutional ideals and inclusive growth.
He reminded congregants that the Constitution enshrines social justice—“opportunities for every citizen, irrespective of faith or caste.” Promising to govern through that prism, Siddaramaiah urged the public to outgrow sectarian rifts: “We are one human family; spurn communal poison and cultivate love, equality, brotherhood.”
Highlighting the state’s five guarantee schemes—free bus travel for women, 200 units of complimentary power, ₹2/kg food grains, unemployment stipends, and ₹2,000 monthly aid for female heads of households—he said each initiative tilts the scales towards socio‑economic balance. Peace, he stressed, “flows from living secularly.”
Reflecting on tenure, the CM noted that, after Devaraj Urs, he is poised to become Karnataka’s second two‑term chief minister; his current government marks two years on 20 May, to be commemorated at a Sankalpa Samavesha rally.
The dais featured Dargah committee president Haneef Haji, Indian Grand Mufti Sultanul Ulema, Ullal Qazi Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, Speaker U. T. Khader, district‑in‑charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda, and Haj minister Rahim Khan—an inter‑faith lineup mirroring the CM’s call for harmony.
Siddaramaiah closed with a pledge: “My duty is to take everyone along, fulfilling the Constitution’s dream of a just, compassionate Karnataka.”
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