'BJP will scrap Muslim reservation and give it to SC, ST, OBC,' asserts Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
India's Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (May 9) asserted that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power, then it will scrap the Muslim reservation and will increase the reservation of SC, ST, and OBC communities.
SC, ST and OBC stands for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, respectively.
"Congress wants to fight elections by speaking lies. They say that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes, he will finish the reservation. Prime Minister Modi has been leading this country unanimously for the last 10 years, but he did not end the reservation. However, the Congress party has robbed the reservations of SC, ST and OBC by giving 4 per cent reservation to Muslims," Shah said at a rally in the southern city of Hyderabad.
"In 2019, the public of Telangana gave us four seats. This time, we will win more than 10 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana. This double-digit score in Telangana will make PM Modi cross 400 seats... Make BJP victorious on more than 10 seats. We will end the Muslim reservation and increase the reservation of SC, ST, and OBC," he added.
He then took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and said, "In our manifesto, we have given Modi's guarantees and he does what he says. And the guarantees of Rahul baba doesn't even stay till sunset."
Shah slammed Gandhi for making false promises stating, "Rahul Gandhi promised to forgive the farmer loans but he didn't, he promised to give Rs 15,000 to farmers but he didn't fulfil that."
"He (Rahul Gandhi) promised to give loans of Rs 5 lakh to students without guarantee but didn't, he didn't give scooty to girl students as promised by him, and he didn't open International Schools in every Taluka. The Congress doesn't fulfil its promises while PM Modi ji fulfils every promise," he further said.
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Yadav calls for Muslim reservation, stirs political row
Shah's comments came after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav stirred a political row with his remarks about giving complete reservation to Muslims.
Calling for a Muslim quota, the former Bihar chief ministersaid, "Muslims should get a complete reservation."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, slammed the RJD chief over his remarks and accused the INDI Alliance of slashing the reservation rights of ST, SC and OBC communities.
PM Modi then took a jibe at Lalu stating that the "fodder scam accused" leader who at present is out on bail, is advocating for the reservation rights of the Muslim population.
(With inputs from agencies)