An April 2009 video of the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh surfaced on Friday, through which the previous PM is seen clearly saying at a press convention in Mumbai that “minorities, especially poor Muslims, should have first right when it comes to resources.” The press convention was addressed by Dr Singh within the run-up to the 2009 parliamentary elections. He categorically mentioned, he stood by his earlier assertion that poor Muslims ought to have first proper on the subject of sources. The video comes a day after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he had misquoted Dr Singh on the difficulty of giving precedence to Muslims on nationwide sources.
Kharge posted an open letter to Modi through which he wrote, “It has become a habit for you to seize on few words taken out of context and create a communal divide. You are lowering the dignity of the chair by speaking in this manner.” On Friday, the BJP, after circulating Singh’s 2009 video, said. “This unequivocal assertion by Dr Manmohan Singh demolishes the Congress’ canards and clarifications on his previous statement. It supports our assertion that preferential treatment to Muslims is a clear policy of the Congress Party. This is further proof of the Congress mindset to give preference to Muslims in everything, from reservation to resources.” This furore has taken place on a day when thousands and thousands of voters casted their votes on Friday in 88 parliamentary constituencies and the ballot ambiance is already surcharged.
At three election rallies at Agra, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, Modi alleged that each Congress and SP are selling appeasement politics and so they wish to scale back the quota of backward castes with a view to give reservation to Muslims. Modi named these backward castes – Kurmi, Maurya, Kushwaha, Yadav, Gurjar, Jat, Rajbhar, Teli and Pal. He warned the backward caste voters to be on its guard towards the machinations of Congress and SP. Modi had mentioned in his rallies in Rajasthan and MP that between 2004 and 2010, the Congress authorities tried to offer reservations to Muslims in Andhra Pradesh 4 instances, however as a result of authorized hurdles and consciousness of the Supreme Court, it couldn’t fulfil its intention. Modi mentioned, “The Congress authorities dedicated a sin in Karnataka by together with all Muslims, no matter their wealth or social standing, within the OBC listing. OBC reservation was snatched illegally and clandestinely and given to Muslims.”
Strongly responding to this, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday claimed, the Prime Minister was “telling a blatant lie”. He mentioned, “It is indicative of his desperation born from a fear of defeat. Constitutional reservation cannot be arbitrarily amended. States do not have the authority to modify them. That a Prime Minister lacks even this basic knowledge is tragic for our country.” In the identical breath, Siddaramaiah admitted, “In Karnataka, Muslims have been included within the 2B class for backward lessons. This isn’t one thing carried out now. It was primarily based on the stories of Backward Classes Commissions.
This reservation has been in place for the final three a long time.” It is true that Prime Minister Modi talked about the phrase ‘Musalman’ in his election assembly, however he used the phrase ‘Musalman’ solely as soon as in his Rajasthan rally. Since then, Modi has been repeatedly saying that the Congress desires to steal reservations from backward castes and provides them to the group it likes. He gave the instance of Karnataka. Congress leaders can not deny that Muslims are getting reservations in that state, however, whereas clarifying, they are saying that reservations to Muslims have been given for the reason that final thirty years and it isn’t on the premise of faith, however on grounds of poverty. But the query right here is: Is your complete Muslim group socially and economically backward? Muslim castes had been introduced into the reservation quota on grounds of social backwardness. All Muslims are getting reservations there. If this isn’t a religious-based reservation, what else? Thirdly, if Congress desires to refute Modi’s allegation, why doesn’t the current Congress authorities in Karnataka announce that it might finish reservations for Muslims? Why doesn’t the get together say emphatically that no reservation will probably be given to Muslims in any state? Since the Congress is not going to do that as a result of apparent causes, Narendra Modi will proceed to sharpen his assaults. Modi has used this error on the a part of the Congress as a problem in his favour.
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