Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his party candidates who will contest in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, and has requested them to spread the word against Congress' "regressive" policies.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared on Tuesday that the people of the nation would not accept the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and INDIA bloc agenda to grant reservation to a specific religious group, thereby jeopardizing the constitutional framework and encroaching upon t
Weighing in on the controversy around an alleged fake video, purportedly showing Union Home Minister Amit Shah as claiming that the BJP stands against reservations; Chief Minister Mohan Yadav came down heavily on the Congress on Tuesday, saying it has a history of instilling 'fear' in peo
While addressing a press conference in Assam's Guwahati on Tuesday, Amit Shah vowed to end the reservation "imposed based on religion" in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh if BJP comes to power.
"In Karnataka, Congress tried to include Muslims in 27% OBC reservation...this is the right given by BR Ambedkar's constitution...we will object to this," he added.
In an interview with CNN News 18, the PM said that Congress wants to end reservation and give it to Muslims, saying that the "sword of danger is hanging over reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other backward class".
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP of trying to rewrite the Constitution and do away with the reservation once their government is formed after the general elections and termed the elections as a fight between two ideologies.
In his address to the public in Satara, the Prime Minister took a swipe at the Congress and said that the party "snatched" the rights and reservations of OBCs in Karnataka and gave them to the Muslims, alleging that the Congress wants to implement the same formula in the entire country.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Monday refuted Rahul Gandhi's claim that the BJP would remove reservations if re-elected and stated that reservations would persist until absolute equality is achieved.
The Delhi Police has said that its special cell lodged an FIR in connection with the circulation of a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech regarding reservation issues on different social media platforms.
The Delhi Police has said that it's special cell lodged an FIR in connection with the circulation of a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech regarding reservation issues on different social media platforms.