Further, the Union Minister targeted Congress over the reservation and said that given this large and increasing population of Muslims, some political parties want to alter the Constitution and give religious-based reservations.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleged on Thursday that the previous UPA government at the centre tried to reduce reservations for the OBC, SC and ST communities by providing quotas to Muslims. But the attempt has not succeeded because of the BJP's protest, he added.
Madhya Pradesh BJP President VD Sharma on Tuesday said that Congress wants to snatch away reservations belonging to Other Backward Classes and give it to the Muslims.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sharply reacted to RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's 'Muslims should get reservation' remark, accusing the INDIA bloc of snatching reservation rights of ST, SC and OBC community.
Addressing a public rally in Bihar's Ujiyarpur on Monday, the Union Home Minister alleged that the Congress gave reservation to Muslims by reducing the quota for SCs, STs and OBCs in Karnataka and Andhra.
The action comes after a formal complaint lodged by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) with the Election Commission and Bengaluru police on Sunday alleging a violation of the model code of conduct.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked INDIA bloc partners Congress and Samajwadi Party, alleging that they want to give a portion of the reservation meant for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes to Muslims.
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reservation jibe at Congress, party's General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the PM of giving "communal colour" to the reservation and of propagating blatant lies.
The Bhartiya Janata Party has alleged that the Congress party is appeasing the Muslim community during the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The BJP state chief of Himachal Pradesh, Dr Rajiv Bindal, addressing the media in Shimla, said that the Congress party has promised a manifesto to snatch
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Jairam Ramesh asked the PM to clarify whether he will remove the 50 per cent reservation limit on SCs, STs, and OBCs. Speaking with ANI, Jairam Ramesh said the Congress manifesto promises to raise the reservation limit as it is necessary
Asserting that giving religion-based reservations is "unconstitutional", PM Modi accused Congress of snatching reservations from the SC, ST and OBC communities.