New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Congress Party on Thursday vowed to implement the proposed reservation for minority communities following the conclusion of upcoming assembly polls in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur.
"The Election Commission is an independent, constitutional body. Its main duty is to ensure the conduct of free and fair elections. We do not comment on the decisions taken by the Election Commission while discharging its duties. The government had proposed to implement a reservation for minority communities before the polls were announced," said Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi.
"The Election Commission can only prohibit the implementation of minority reservation for two months, that is, till the polls are over. After the elections, the government will definitely implement reservation to the minorities," he added.
Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid had on Monday promised to raise to raise the minority reservation as against the existing quota of 4.5 percent reserved for groups bracketed under other backward classes, if his party is elected to power in Uttar Pradesh.
The Election Commission later on Wednesday asked the government to put on hold its decision on 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in five poll-bound states till election process ends there as a controversy raged over the issue.
"It has been brought to the notice of the Commission that the Central Government has carved out 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities from within 27 per cent quota for OBCs in violation of the Model Code of Conduct and should be stopped by the Commission," said the Election Commission in a statement.
Further defending the government, Alvi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of spreading communalism and attempting to divide and rule.
"The Bharatiya Janata Party has taken the mantle of spreading communalism in the nation. The BJP wants to divide the nation. They had no role to play in India's freedom struggle. They are ignorant of the country's pluralistic history, and that is why, they make such statements," said Alvi. (ANI)
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