Achi news desk-
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
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On the inclusion of all Muslims of Karnataka in OBC, the National Commission for Backward Classes said that the Karnataka government’s decision to provide reservations in government jobs and educational institutions by bringing all Muslims under OBC has done injustice to the genuine backward castes.
To spread the rights of the backward classes among the Muslims
Commission Chairman Hansraj Ahir on Wednesday said that the state government has divided the rights of backward classes among Muslims by including all 37 castes of Muslims in OBC by creating a new category of minority and other backward classes. This statement of the commission is important in context To Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusations, in which the Prime Minister said that the Congress wants to give a share to the Muslims in the Dalit, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes reservation.
The government gave this answer
The National Commission for Backward Classes has sought a response from the Backward Classes Welfare Department of the Government of Karnataka in this regard. The department replied that communities like Muslims and Christians are not castes, nor religions. According to the data of the Backward Class Welfare Department in the state of Karnataka, there are a total of 391 castes in the 4 percent reservation given to Backward Class Category 1 in the state, of which 17 are from the Muslim community. Similarly, out of 393 castes in category 2A, 19 Muslim castes are included. There is only one caste which gets 4 percent quota in category 2B and that is Muslim.
