The Karnataka state cabinet approved an amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act, which aims to provide 4 per cent reservation in tenders to Minority contractors, official sources said.
Speaking to the media today, he asserted that BJP's stance is clear. "If the bill granting 4% reservation for Muslims is introduced in the assembly, BJP will launch a fierce protest both inside and outside the house. We will not allow its implementation," he said.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for criticising the state budget and said that whenever the BJP is losing ground and popularity, they bring out the "Muslim angle" to sustain their livelihood.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi joined the All India Muslim Personal Law Board's (AIMPLB) protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
"The government has to understand that there is a lot of opposition. It's good that organisations are protesting democratically against the dictatorship that the government is trying to impose. Do they want to loot the Waqf lands and give it to your industrialist friends?" Pratapgarhi remark
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari reacted to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board's protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 and said that they will clarify the situation once the bill comes into the Parliament and doesn't agree with what the BJP wants.
Reacting to AIMPLB protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said that the opposition protesting over the issue has exposed their real face of doing politics over Muslim empowerment.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal attacked All India Muslim Personal Law Board's (AIMPLB) protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024. Pal is the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Waqf Bill.
After the Karnataka government approved a 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts, state Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday said that all 5 to 6 minority communities will come under this reservation.
Asserting that BJP is not against Muslims, Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka President BY Vijayendra on Monday said that the BJP will oppose Congress's Muslim "appeasement politics."