Former minister and Malkajgiri parliamentary constituency candidate from BJP Eatala Rajender on Tuesday claimed that the party is not against reservations for Muslims as the community is already being benefitted under the BC ‘D’ category and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category of reservations.
“It is wrong to say that our party is against Muslims or quota benefits for them. Our party is only against religion-based reservations since the community is already benefiting under two different schemes. The issue is with forming another category ‘E’ under the BCs. In any case, more than those in BC ‘B’, those in EWS category have been getting more benefits,” he said. Participating in ‘Meet the Press’ programme hosted by the Press Club of Hyderabad, Mr. Rajender said that Prime Minister Modi has been maintaining excellent relations with the Gulf nations, with five countries having also awarded their top civilian awards to him. Besides, Mr. Modi got their consent to build temples in their respective countries.
Urging people not to believe in “fake” videos about quotas being removed, the BJP leader attested that Mr. Modi has the utmost concern for SC/ST/BCs and also given EWS as well as women’s quota which even Congress president Sonia Gandhi was unable to pass. Mr. Rajender also advised Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to maintain some decorum and decency during his public utterances against the opponents.
