As part of its appeasement politics, Congress gave reservation to fourteen Muslims castes beneath OBC category among 1997 and 2013, says Cabinet minister Avinash Gehlot
The BJP government in Rajasthan will evaluation the reservation granted to Muslims below the Other Backward Castes category, the nation’s Cabinet minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Avinash Gehlot, stated.
“As part of its appeasement politics, Congress gave reservation to fourteen Muslims castes under OBC class among 1997 and 2013. We have all the ones circulars, and in due time, the department and the authorities will evaluate it,” Gehlot said.
Contending that giving reservation to any caste, network or class on the basis of religion turned into prohibited beneath the Constitution, he stated, “We have acquired masses of proceedings approximately it. The branch is verifying the court cases.”
The Social Justice minister additionally said that a excessive-stage committee would be constituted to investigate the matter.
Overall in Rajasthan, there is 64 in step with cent reservation – 21 consistent with cent for OBCs, 16 per cent for SCs, 12 per cent for STs, 10 in keeping with cent for EWS and five per cent for Most Backward Classes.
The improvement comes within the backdrop of the BJP making reservation for Muslims a ballot problem in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. At a poll rally in Rajasthan ultimate month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated the Congress frequently attempted to offer reservation to Muslims with the aid of reducing the reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs, and that it “did no longer care” approximately the Constitution.
“I need to ask Congress, will it announce that it gained’t lessen the reservation for Dalits, tribals and the backward and distribute it to Muslims? Promise this to the nation,” the PM had said on the rally in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency.
Earlier this week, listening to a PIL, the Calcutta High Court had also cancelled all OBC certificate issued by way of the West Bengal authorities because 2010, placing aside the class of 37 communities as OBC.
Speaking to ANI afterwards, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said, “The Mamata Banerjee authorities, without engaging in any proper survey or manner, gave OBC reservation to 118 Muslim groups. Some went to court against this. The High Court took note of the problem and cancelled all such certificate issued among 2010 to 2024. Because of her vote financial institution coverage, Mamata Banerjee snatched reservation intended for OBC class and gave it to Muslims. I welcome the courtroom order.”
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma too had commented on the matter, pronouncing in Lucknow, “Mamata Banerjee gave reservation to all Muslims by way of immediately which includes 118 Muslim castes in OBC without accomplishing any survey… The High Court has put a big lock on Mamata Banerjee’s politics of appeasement because our Constitution does no longer receive any reservation on the basis of faith.”