With Muslim leaders in the Janata Dal (Secular) having become restive after the formal announcement of the party’s entry into the BJP-led NDA, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s reference to Muslims not supporting the party in the recent Assembly elections, has also come under focus.
While the party’s vice-president Syed Shafiulla has already tendered his resignation against the decision to ally with the BJP, the party’s community leaders, who met here on Sunday, have decided to hold consultations at the district-level and meet again in Bengaluru after 10 days to decide on the future course of action. Among those present in the meeting included the party’s working president and former Minister N.B. Nabi.
