People from scheduled tribes who convert to Islam or Christianity should not get any reservation benefits in education and government jobs because they have given up their religion, culture, traditions and ways of worshipping, said former Lok Sabha deputy speaker Kariya Munda on Sunday.

The BJP leader was speaking at a rally organised here by Janjati Suraksha Manch, which is affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). “A huge conspiracy is going on in the country under the garb of religious conversion of tribals. Our demand is that those tribals who convert to Islam or Christianity must not get any benefits of reservation meant for the tribals,” he said. Those who got converted have changed their lifestyle, culture, marriage traditions, and ways of worshipping the almighty, he said.