"BJP Turning Reservation Into Hindu-Muslim Issue To Divide Votes": M Kharge
NDTV
Hitting out at Congress leaders who switched to the BJP, Mallikarjun Kharge said the ones who left were not rooted in the party's ideology
The Congress is in favour of providing reservation benefits to every economically backward person, but the BJP is turning it into a Hindu-Muslim issue to polarise voters, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
Reservation in jobs and education has emerged as one of the biggest talking points in the ongoing election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has alleged that the Congress plans to give reservation of Muslims from the quota of Dalits and tribals. The Congress has denied this.
"We will give reservation to everyone who is economically backward. This is a policy matter and partners of the INDIA alliance will decide how to do this," he said.
