Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 15 alleged the erstwhile Congress-led UPA regime of wanting to allocate 15% of the union budget for minorities while vowing not to allow the splitting of the budget or give reservation in jobs and education on the basis of religion.
Addressing a poll rally in Pimpalgaon in Nashik, Mr. Modi said the splitting of the budget along religious lines was “dangerous” while accusing the Congress of being biased towards the minority community.
“The Congress believes that 15% of the government’s budget should be exclusively allocated to minorities, essentially budget allocation based on religion. Many years ago, Congress approved this idea of budget allocation based on religion. It was a destructive idea. It uses the minority community only as a vote-bank. During my tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat, the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had proposed spending 15% of the budget exclusively on Muslims. I had vehemently opposed it,” he said, remarking that the Congress was determined to revive old agendas.
