16-Jul-2024 10:59 PM
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Chandigarh, July 16 (Reporter) Taking a dig at the opposition, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that Haryana Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda only starts talking about backward classes
when elections are near.
Shah accused the Congress of always being against the OBC community.
Shah highlighted that the Kaka Saheb Commission was formed in 1957 for OBC reservations, but Congress did not implement it for years. In 1980, Indira Gandhi shelved the Mandal Commission, and when it was introduced in 1990, then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi opposed OBC reservations with a 2-hour and 43-minute speech.
In contrast, the BJP has granted constitutional rights to the backward classes by giving constitutional recognition to the Backward Class Commission. Additionally, the BJP-led government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has introduced 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, Sainik Schools and NEET examinations for the first time.
Shah claimed the Congress has contributed nothing to the state except casteism and corruption. He claimed that the BJP has transformed the "ease of doing corruption" under Congress into the "ease of doing business."
He also mentioned that during previous regimes, there was rampant corruption in one government and widespread hooliganism in another government, with development often confined to specific districts or regions. as against this, the BJP government has ensured comprehensive development across the state.
Shah said Congress gave reservation to Muslims under the backward class bracket in Karnataka. If the Congress comes to power in Haryana, it will do the same.
He assured that reservation for Muslims will not be allowed in Haryana...////...