New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its attacks on the reservation issue, saying no matter how many lies the ‘anti-Bahujan’ BJP spreads, the main opposition party will not allow reservation to be harmed.
Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is afraid of even speaking about ‘caste census’ and he does not want the Bahujans to get their rights. While advocating for removal of the 50 percent limit on reservation, Rahul Gandhi also said that getting justice for the Bahujans is his life’s mission.
The BJP and its top leaders are continuously attacking Rahul Gandhi over his statement in the US regarding reservation. Home Minister Amit Shah, while targeting Rahul Gandhi on the issue of reservation in an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, had said that no one will be allowed to touch the reservation given to the deprived classes including Pahari, Gujjar, Dalit, Other Backward Classes.
He had said, “Rahul Gandhi is saying in America that there is no need for reservation. I want to tell him that you are not allowed to end reservation for deserving communities.” Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi posted on the social media platform ‘X’ on Monday, “No matter how many lies the anti-Bahujan BJP spreads, we will not let reservation be affected.”
He said, “We will not stop until a comprehensive caste census is done, the 50 percent limit on reservation is removed and every section gets its rights, share and justice and the information obtained from the census becomes the basis of future policies.”
Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is afraid to even talk about caste census and he does not want the Bahujans to get their rights! He said, “I reiterate that for me this is not a political issue, getting justice for the Bahujans is my life’s mission.”