Lowering a large extent in the BJP of the opposition for their repeated comments on the “Muslim appeasement”, Prime Minister Siddaramaiah and the main vice minister DK Shivakumar defended the government movement on Monday to provide a 4% reserve for Muslims under their bass.
What the Prime Minister said
This came a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while talking in Hisar in Haryana, accused the Government of Congress in Karnataka or “snatched the rights of SCS, STS and OBC”, and gave “reserve based on religion” in public contracts.
I defend the movement of his government, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the Government of Congress is to give strength to anyone who is economically and socially weak. “This is the mission and commitment of Congress. I am with those who have deprived of opportunities and those who have no justice,” said Prime Minister in a program.
Opportunity for everyone
Mr. Shivakumar, who is also the president of KPCC, said that the objective of Congress and the Government is to raise those who are not financial and take them to the main current. “To achieve this, the party will analyze each section of society. Who says we are taking advantage of anyone’s opportunities? The opportunity is to be for everyone, on the contrary,” he said.
The prime minister said that there has been a reservation in public contracts to give strength to the Dalit, the backward classes and the minorities. “First we did it for contracts of up to ₹ 50 Lakh, then we increased to ₹ 1 crore, now we have achieved up to ₹ 2 million rupees, for category 1, 2nd and also 2b. The opposition alleges the appeasement and we have made it a big problem,” said Mr. Siddaramaiah.
“False propaganda is spreading, projecting myself as an anti-substant
Published – April 14, 2025 8:06 PM IST