Reservation to 14 Muslim castes under OBC category would be reviewed, says Rajasthan minister
BJP and opposition parties in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, a Rajasthan minister on Saturday said the classification of certain Muslim groups under the OBC category would be reviewed in the state. Social justice and empowerment minister of Rajasthan Avinash Gehlot said that previous Congress governments gave OBC reservation to Muslim castes from 1997 to 2013 as part of appeasement politics and now it will be reviewed.
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«Baba Saheb Ambedkar had written in the Constitution that reservation benefits cannot be given to any caste or class on the basis of religion, but from 1997 to 2013, Congress included Muslim castes in the OBC category,» Gehlot was quoted as saying in a video.
«The 14 castes of Muslims have been included in the OBC category. We have complaints and the department is getting the verification done,» he said, adding that a high-level committee will be formed on the matter.
When contacted, the minister said that giving reservation «on the basis of religion is unconstitutional» and should be reviewed.
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