Reservation for Muslims is against the Constitution, says Amit Shah

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Addressing a rally at Nanded in Maharashtra as part of the Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) celebrations on the completion of nine years of Prime Minister Narendra Modis government at the Centre, Mr. Shah said, The BJP believes that there should not be any reservation for Muslims as it is against the Constitution..

Mr. Shahs statement assumes significance amid rising number of communal clashes in Maharashtra and the recent scrapping of the quota for Muslims in neighbouring Karnataka by the then BJP government ahead of the Assembly elections in that State...

Attacking former ally and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, the senior BJP leader said, Uddhav Thackeray should tell the people of Nanded if there should be a reservation for Muslims or not..

After landing in Nanded, the home turf of senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, the senior BJP leader offered prayers at Takhat Sach Khandelwal Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Gurdwara...

Rahul baba always likes to go abroad and criticise the government perhaps because nobody listens to him here Modiji is cheered and greeted by everyone wherever he goes in the world, Mr. Shah said, referring to Mr. Gandhis recent trip to the United States where he criticised the Narendra Modi government...

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