Reservations provided to Muslims not as per Constitution: Amit Shah slams Cong

Following the removal of four per cent OBC reservation for Muslims in Karnataka Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday lashed out at Congress and said that there is no provision in the Constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religionIn a cabinet meeting held on Friday the Karnataka government scrapped the four per cent OBC reservation for Muslims and distributed it to two dominant communities VeerashaivaLingayats and VokkaligasIt also decided to move OBC Muslims to the 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section EWS categoryShah inaugurated the Garota Shaheed Smarak and a memorial of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel He also hoisted a 103ft high national flag in KarnatakaWhile addressing a public meeting Shah in pollbound Karnataka Shah said Reservations provided to the minority was not as per Constitution There is no provision in the Constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religionAlso Read Victory over Leftwing extremism looks imminent says Amit Shah lauds CRPFs role in tackling NaxalismCongress Government due to its polarisation politics provided reservation to the minority Bhartiya Janata Party BJP scrapped that reservation and provided reservations to Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities added ShahAttacking Congress polarised politics Shah said that in the greed of the vote bank Congress never commemorated the martyrs of independence and Hyderabad muktiDue to Congress politics of polarisation in the greed for the vote bank they never commemorated the people who sacrificed themselves for independence and Hyderabad mukti said ShahIf Sardar Patel had not been there Hyderabad would have never attained independence Bidar too would not have attained independence added Amit ShahShah also highlighted the sacrifice of people in Gorata village who were allegedly killed by the army of a cruel Nizam for hosting a 25ft tall Tricolour and said In this Gorata village hundreds of people were killed by the army of a cruel Nizam for hoisting just a 25ft tall Tricolour Today I proudly say that on the same land we have hoisted a 103ft tall Tricolour that cant be hidden from anyoneWhile inaugurating a 20ft tall statue of Sardar Patel and Garota Shaheed Smarak in the memory of immortal martyrs Shah said the statue is a symbol of the significant role played by the countrys first Home MinisterOn the same land a memorial of those immortal martyrs has been erected This 20ft tall statue of Sardar Patel is a symbol of the significant role played by our first Home Minister in ousting the Nizam from Hyderabad That is why this area this Bidar could become a part of India said ShahThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever