Alleging that the Congress was trying to snatch the reservation of the backward classes and allot it to the Muslims, former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, said the BJP will not allow that to happen at any cost.
In a press conference in Shivamogga, on Sunday, the last day for public campaigns in constituencies going for polls in the third phase, Mr. Yediyurappa said that the BJP would oppose any attempt to take away reservations meant for the backward classes. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will not allow this to happen. The BJP will ensure the backward classes are never denied their due,” he said.
Yediyurappa alleged that the Congress was engaged in appeasement politics. During the Congress rule in the state, people who recited Hanuman Chalisa were attacked. The people of the state would consider such incidents while voting in the elections.
