The BJP authorities in Rajasthan will assessment the reservation granted to Muslims underneath the Different Backward Castes class, the state’s Cupboard minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Avinash Gehlot, stated.
“As a part of its appeasement politics, Congress gave reservation to 14 Muslims castes underneath OBC class between 1997 and 2013. We now have all these circulars, and in due time, the division and the federal government will assessment it,” Gehlot stated.
Contending that giving reservation to any caste, neighborhood or class on the premise of faith was prohibited underneath the Structure, he stated, “We now have acquired plenty of complaints about it. The division is verifying the complaints.”
The Social Justice minister additionally stated {that a} high-level committee could be constituted to look into the matter.
General in Rajasthan, there’s 64 per cent reservation – 21 per cent for OBCs, 16 per cent for SCs, 12 per cent for STs, 10 per cent for EWS and 5 per cent for Most Backward Lessons.
The event comes within the backdrop of the BJP making reservation for Muslims a ballot concern within the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. At a ballot rally in Rajasthan final month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated the Congress usually tried to present reservation to Muslims by lowering the reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs, and that it “didn’t care” concerning the Structure.
“I need to ask Congress, will it announce that it received’t cut back the reservation for Dalits, tribals and the backward and distribute it to Muslims? Promise this to the nation,” the PM had stated on the rally in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency.
Earlier this week, listening to a PIL, the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom had additionally cancelled all OBC certificates issued by the West Bengal authorities since 2010, setting apart the classification of 37 communities as OBC.
Talking to ANI afterwards, Union House Minister Amit Shah had stated, “The Mamata Banerjee authorities, with out conducting any correct survey or course of, gave OBC reservation to 118 Muslim communities. Some went to courtroom towards this. The Excessive Courtroom took discover of the matter and cancelled all such certificates issued between 2010 to 2024. Due to her vote financial institution coverage, Mamata Banerjee snatched reservation meant for OBC class and gave it to Muslims. I welcome the courtroom order.”
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma too had commented on the matter, saying in Lucknow, “Mamata Banerjee gave reservation to all Muslims by instantly together with 118 Muslim castes in OBC with out conducting any survey… The Excessive Courtroom has put a giant lock on Mamata Banerjee’s politics of appeasement as a result of our Structure doesn’t settle for any reservation on the premise of faith.”