šUnion Home Minister Amit Shahą² on SundayĀ promised to do away with reservations for the Muslim community once the BJP comes to power in Telangana, while addressing a public meeting titled "Vijay Sankalp Sabha" at Chevella near Hyderabad.
BJP sources said the saffron party will work with increased focus in Telangana and steš°p up its campaign once the Assembly polls are over in neighbouršing Karnataka on May 10.
šUnion Home Minister Amit Shahą² on SundayĀ promised to do away with reservations for the Muslim community once the BJP comes to power in Telangana, while addressing a public meeting titled "Vijay Sankalp Sabha" at Chevella near Hyderabad.
"We are not scared oāf Majlis (AIMIM). Telangana government will be for the people and not Owaisi. Once the BJP government is formed this unconstitutional Muslim reservation will be scrapź¦ped. This right is of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBC and they will get their right and we will scrap Muslim reservation,ā Shah said.
All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Shah fį¦or his statements. "Besides anti-Muslim hate speech BJP has no vision for Telangana. All they can offer is fake encounters, surgical strikeš¼s on Hyderabad, curfews, releasing criminals & bulldozers. Why do you hate people of Telangana so much?" he said.
Heš§ further said that if the minister wasĀ serious about ensuringĀ justice for SCs, STs andĀ OBCs, "then he should introduce a constitutional amendment to remove 50% quota cź¦eiling."
"Reservations for backward Muslim groups isš§ based on empirical data. Please read the Sudhir Commissiš“on report. If you cannot, please ask someone who can. Reservations for Muslims are continuing under a stay from SC," he said.
Amit Shah's visit is part of 'Parliament Praš¬bhas Yojana' programme, according to officials.
Though Shah was scheduled to meet some of the key members of blockbuster 'RRR' movie team during his visit, the same was cancelled, they said. BJP sources said the saffron party will work with increased focusš in Telangana and step up its campaign once the Assembly polls are over in neighbouring Karnataka on May 10.
The political one-upmanship between the ruling BRS and BJP has reached new heights during recent times with the war of words between šthe two parties becoming almost a daily affair.
The BJP has been making efforts to emerge as the alternatią²ve to BRS and the national party has had reasonable success in a couple of Assembly bypolls and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election during the lastą·“ three years.