Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday criticised the Karnataka government over its decision to provide a 15 per cent reservation to Muslims in housing schemes, calling it "unconstitutional and illegal" and accusing the ruling Congress party of engaging in appeasement politics, reported news agency ANI.

Speaking to media reporters, Chugh said, "This is unconstitutional and illegal because in India's Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clearly wrote that no one can get reservation based on religion."

He also alleged that the decision was aimed solely at consolidating Congress' vote bank and came at the cost of marginalised communities.
"The decision of the Karnataka government clearly snatches the rights of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Hindus. Congress is only looking at its vote bank – that's why they are taking such unconstitutional decisions... We won't let this happen,” according to ANI.