"Religion Cannot Be Basis For Providing Reservation": PM Modi
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PM Modi said that the poor in the country include all Hindus, Christians, and Parsis and all should get the benefits of reservations.
As the battle over reservations for Muslims continues to escalate in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections with the BJP registering its dissent over religion-based quota, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that religion cannot be the basis of providing reservations as it goes against the Constitution.
In an interview with Times Now, the Prime Minister said that the poor in the country include all Hindus, Christians, and Parsis and all should get the benefits of reservations.
"I have never said that Muslims won't get reservations. All I'm saying is that religion cannot be the basis of providing reservation. Poor in the country include all Hindus, Christians, and Parsis; all should get the benefits of reservations. Dalits and tribals for long have faced injustice for thousands of years, and there is a special reason that the makers of our constitution have taken the right decision, and we are grateful for that. No political party opposes this," the PM said.
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