Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said he is ready to form a committee headed by a retired judge to investigate the Waqf properties issue.

The chief minister also assured the Karnataka Assembly that the government will not remove those temples which are built on Waqf properties. In case notices have been served to them, then they will be withdrawn, he said.

Replying to the question raised by the opposition BJP on the Waqf land issue in the ongoing Assembly session on Wednesday, the chief minister said, “Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has given a detailed reply to the charges of the opposition party.