BJP Will Not Accept Muslims Inclusion In BC List By TG Govt: Min Bandi Sanjay

Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday said the BJP will never accept the inclusion of Muslims in the Backward Classes list by the Telangana government as the party is unequivocally against religion-based reservations.

His comments came a day after the Congress government said it would pass a bill in the assembly soon to provide 42 per cent reservation to BCs and send it to the parliament's nod. "Muslims in the BC list will never be accepted, period. BJP is unequivocally against religious-based reservations. Despite being aware of this, Congress still trying to push it onto the Centre is sheer foolishness," Kumar said in a post on social media platform 'X'.

Alleging that Congress lacks sincerity in implementing BC reservations, he said inclusion of Muslims in the Backward Classes category will deprive BCs of their rightful reservations. If Muslims are included in BCs, the entire Hindu society will revolt, he said. Saying that Congress will face consequences of its move in the February 27 MLC elections in the state, he said the state government must remove Muslims from the BC list if it is sincere.