OBC order BJP conspiracy to divide Muslims & SCs: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged at a public rally on Friday that the Calcutta High Court's order on the cancellation of OBC certificates was the result of a "conspiracy" by the BJP to create division between Muslims and Tapshilis (scheduled castes).

"I will give justice to people. There are Tapshilis, Adivasis and Muslims. I will not deprive anyone of their rights," Banerjee said, speaking in a public rally at Joynagar in the South 24 Parganas district.

Cancellation of the certificates would affect many Hindus as well as minorities other than Muslims too, she said, affirming that her government would move the Supreme Court against the order of the high court, which cancelled around half a million OBC certificates issued after 2010, citing violation of reservation rules.


The chief minister accused the BJP of playing divisive politics and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah for allegedly saying that Muslims would take away Tapshili reservation.