With the talk round caste census, inheritance tax and wealth distribution gaining momentum, Defence Minister and senior BJP chief Rajnath Singh right this moment dropped one other bombshell in opposition to the Congress. Addressing a rally in Vishakhapatnam, Rajnath Singh claimed that the Sachar Committee shaped by the Congress authorities advisable a religion-based census within the armed forces in 2006.
“The Congress, in its manifesto, has also hinted at a reservation for religious minorities if they are elected. If they introduce reservations for religious minorities and extend the idea to the armed forces, it wouldn’t bode well for the country’s unity and integrity of the country,” stated Rajnath Singh.
कांग्रेस सरकार में गठित हुई सच्चर कमेटी ने जब 2006 में रिपोर्ट दी थी, तो उसमें भारतीय सेना में भी मजहबी आधार पर गणना करने का सुझाव भी दिया था। स्वतंत्र भारत के इतिहास में पहली बार ऐसा देखने को मिला था कि सैन्य बलों में भी धार्मिक-मजहबी आधार पर विभाजन का प्रयास किया गया था: RM
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Rajnath Singh’s assertion got here amid the furore over Rahul Gandhi’s wealth distribution promise made in Hyderabad. Singh claimed that Congress when it was in energy, tried to create a division within the nation’s armed forces by recommending a ‘non secular census’. “At that time, BJP was in opposition and we opposed the Sachchar Committee report with full force. But this is the real face of Congress. It wants to divide every institution and every system of this country. It wants to divide the country into Hindus and Muslims. BJP has always strongly opposed this,” stated Singh.
The BJP chief additional alleged that the Congress was attempting to introduce a ‘religion-based reservation’ via the again door and is resorting to appeasement politics.
“The Congress, through its manifesto, was subtly trying to bring back the idea of reservation on grounds of religion into the political and electoral discourse. However, PM Modi exposed their face because of which he is facing such brickbats from the Congress,” Singh claimed.
Rajnath Singh additionally reminded folks of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assertion that minorities, particularly Muslims, have the primary proper to the nation’s sources.
“From 2004 to 2014, the Congress government made five attempts to introduce Muslim reservation but the Supreme Court and the laws of land prevented them from advancing their agenda,” stated the BJP chief.
Hitting out on the ruling YSRCP, Rajnath Singh stated, “Land grabbing is being done by YSRCP. This land grabbing will stop only when NDA forms the government here. Despite being a national party, we have agreed to become a junior partner in Andhra Pradesh because we want to free Andhra Pradesh from the misrule and corruption of YSRCP.”
Land grabbing is being executed by YSRCP. This land grabbing will cease solely when NDA kinds the federal government right here. Despite being a nationwide get together, we have now agreed to grow to be a junior associate in Andhra Pradesh as a result of we need to free Andhra Pradesh from the misrule and corruption of YSRCP: RM
While the BJP has gone all gun-blazing in opposition to the Congress over wealth distribution and inheritance tax, the reservation to Muslims has additionally grow to be the saffron get together’s one other ballot difficulty in opposition to Congress.
