No religion-based quota till BJP present in country, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked Congress over the issue of 'Muslim reservation' and said that till the time Bharatiya Janata Party is present in this country, there won't be a religion-based reservation.

Shah claimed that Congress wants to give reservation to Muslims by decreasing the reservation limit of OBCs, Dalits and tribal.

Addressing a public rally in PaIamu, Jharkhand, Amit Shah said, "...there is no such provision to give reservation on the basis of religion. In Maharashtra, a group of some 'Ulemah' submitted a memorandum to them about 10 per cent reservation to Muslims, and Congress state chief said that they will help them in it.... Congress wants to give 10 per cent reservation to Muslims by decreasing the reservation limit of OBCs, Dalits and tribal. I would like to warn Rahul Gandhi that till the time BJP is present in this country, minorities won't get reservations. Reservation to OBCs, Dalits and tribal is given by Baba Saheb Ambedkar and you can't disrespect it."


Dubbing Congress as an "anti-OBC" party, Shah said that whenever they came to power they did injustice to the OBCs community, whether it was about implementing the Kaka Kalelkar Committee report or the Mandal Commission report.