Union Home Minister Amit Shah ends muslim quota in Karnataka terms ‘unconstitutional’

Amit Shah, Union Home Minister amid unveiling the statue of 12th Century social reformer Basaveshwara and Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda in front of Vidhanasoudha, in Bengaluru, on Sunday attributed that he ends the the constitutionally invalid muslim quota.

On the other hand, the Karnataka government scrapped the 4% reservation afforded to Muslims as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) never believed in appeasement politics, Union minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, describing the quota as constitutionally invalid.

He attended two rallies, one Gorata village in Bidar district and Gabbur in Raichur district.

Reportedly, Karnataka hiked the reservation bestowed to the Lingayat, Vokkaliga communities but dispensed with a separate quota for Muslims before high-stakes assembly elections are due.

Shah said the previous government led by Congress gave the reservation for the Muslim community for political gains. “The reservation for minorities is not Constitutionally valid.

Amid addressing two rallies Amit Shah mentioned that there is no provision in the Constitution to give reservation based on religion,” he said, while addressing two rallies — in Gorata village in Bidar district and Gabbur in Raichur district.

News input K.V.Raman