'Congress gave OBC quota to Muslims in Karnataka, BJP will not let this happen in Haryana' - Amit Shah

Haryana Assembly Election: Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress of being anti-backward class (OBC). Amit Shah said that if the Congress comes to power in Haryana, it will take away the reservation of OBCs and give it to Muslims. Addressing the Backward Classes Samman Sammelan in Mahendragarh, Haryana, Amit Shah referred to the Kaka Kalelkar Commission formed in the 1950s to provide reservation to OBCs. Shah said that the Congress did not implement its recommendations for years.

Indira Gandhi shelved the Mandal Commission

Amit Shah said that in 1980, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi shelved the Mandal Commission. When it was accepted in 1990, Rajiv Gandhi gave a two-and-a-half-hour speech and opposed OBC reservation.

BJP will protect the rights of backward classes

Amit Shah once again stressed that in Karnataka, the Congress took away the reservation of backward classes and gave it to Muslims. If they come to power here, the same situation will happen here too. Amit Shah said that he assures the people of Haryana that BJP will not allow Muslim reservation in the state. BJP will protect the rights of backward classes. Shah said that BJP will form the government with full majority in Haryana. He also appealed to the people of backward classes to vote for the party in the assembly elections.

27 Union Ministers from Backward Classes

Let us tell you that Haryana Assembly elections are to be held later this year. Shah said that when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister in 2014, he said that his government is of Dalits, poor and backward classes. He said that 27 Union Ministers are from backward classes, including two from Haryana.

Annual income limit increased

Shah also said that the Haryana government led by Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini has recently taken some decisions for the backward classes. This includes increasing the annual income limit for the creamy layer of Other Backward Classes (OBS) from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh.