Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim regarding Congress government transferring the reservation quota from backward classes to Muslims is a blatant lie.
Siddaramaiah also defended the 4 % reservation for Muslims in the state under the backward classes category. Taking to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), The Karnataka chief minister tagged he prime minister and said, “Prime Minister @narendramodi
‘s claim that the Congress has transferred the reservation quota from backward classes and Dalits to Muslims is a blatant lie. It stems from ignorance but also indicative of his desperation born from a fear of defeat. No leader in the history of our country has ever demeaned the office of the Prime Minister to such a low level. Being in a position of responsibility, Prime Minister Narendra Modi must either substantiate these irresponsible allegations with evidence or apologise to the nation.”
Modi attacked the Congress government when it came to power and said “As soon as the Congress formed the government at the Centre in 2004, one of the first things it did was to reduce the SC/ST reservation in Andhra Pradesh and give it to Muslims,” Modi said. Between 2004 and 2010, the Congress tried to implement Muslim reservation in Andhra Pradesh four times but due to legal hurdles and the awareness of the Supreme Court, it could not fulfil its intention,” he claimed.
Siddaramaiah in his party’s defence said, “Where has the Congress stated that it would take away reservations from backward classes and SC/STs to give them to Muslims? Which state government under the Congress has implemented such a policy? Is there any official government document related to this? Prime Minister Modi must present all these details before the nation”
