Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress party during a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar Lok Sabha constituency, accusing them of manipulating reservation quotas in Karnataka. He asserted that the Congress had diverted approximately 15% of the reservation quota meant for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to the Muslim community in Karnataka in a bid to secure their vote bank.
PM Modi highlighted the Congress's alleged betrayal of a significant portion of the populace, emphasizing the moral reprehensibility of allocating reservations based on religion. He underscored the principled stance of the Constitution's founding members against religious-based reservations.
Moreover, PM Modi accused the Congress of persistently advocating for reservations based on religion, citing instances from their election manifestos in 2009 and 2014. He accused the Congress of seeking to reallocate quotas intended for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and OBCs to Muslims for political gain. Additionally, PM Modi criticized the Congress's proposal for an inheritance tax on private properties, attributing it to their ulterior motives.
In his address, PM Modi also highlighted the developmental strides made in Madhya Pradesh over the past decade, asserting that the state had transitioned from being categorized as BIMARU (lagging in development) during the Congress era to a progressive state under BJP rule.
Furthermore, PM Modi expressed optimism regarding the BJP's electoral prospects in the upcoming polls, aiming to replicate their success from the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP secured 27 out of 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in 2014 and 28 seats in 2019, signaling their strong electoral presence in the central Indian state.
