Hitting out at the ruling BJP in Karnataka, Opposition leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said the proposed anti-conversion bill is an attempt to divert the attention from the issue of the state's development, adding if the Basavaraj Bommai-led government brings the anti-conversion law, it would be rolled back by the Congress once it returns to power in 2023.

Speaking at a function organised at the Methodist Church in Belagavi against the proposed implementation of anti-conversion law by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, Siddaramaiah said the government should work towards ending social inequalities.