BJP against Muslim reservation to protect SC, ST, OBC quota, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath. File pic

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has criticized opposition saying that the reservation based on religion is unconstitutional and also said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is against any kind off Muslim reservation, as reported by ANI.

He said that Babasaheb Ambedkar strongly opposed reservation based on religion and added that Congress and the INDIA bloc is competing to provide Muslim reservations. He thanked Calcutta High Court for discarding all the OBC certificate issued in West Bengal after 2010.

"In West Bengal, TMC has committed a complete robbery on the reservation rights of OBCs for the last 14 years by including 118 Muslim castes in the OBC category in 2010. We would like to thank the Calcutta High Court which has strongly slapped this type of unconstitutional act of TMC," he said.

"Similarly, in Bihar, Lalu ji has already said that Muslims should get reservations, from where will they get this reservation, they want to give it to Muslims by taking away the reservation of OBC, SC, ST," CM Yogi added.

He further said that the BJP is against any kind of Muslim reservation to protect the reservation of SC, ST, and OBC.

"BJP opposes any kind of Muslim reservation to protect the reservation of SC, ST, and OBC and secondly, Muslim reservation is also unconstitutional and if there is an attempt to impose this type of evil practice then the integrity of the country will be affected," CM Yogi said.

As per the media agency's reports, the Calcutta High Court issued a notice to on May 22 to prepare a new list of OBCs according to the 1993 act. Individuals whose names were included before 2010 will retain their status, while nominations made after 2010 will be annulled.

According to the data, it is said that about five lakh OBC certificates will be invalidated as the result of this decision. However, individuals who have secured jobs under the OBC quota or are in the process of obtaining them will not be affected, as they cannot be excluded from the quota.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she will not accept the judgment of the Calcutta High Court and OBC reservation will always continue. This statement came just hours after Calcutta High Court cancelled OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010.

(With inputs from ANI)