Ahead of the impending elections to various local bodies, including Zilla Panchayat and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the State Cabinet on Thursday decided to take the Ordinance route to get clearance for the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021.
The Bill that has been adopted by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in its special session in Belagavi in December, 2021, is yet to be introduced in the Legislative Council, where the ruling BJP lacks majority.