New Delhi. There was an uproar in Parliament today on the issue of reservation to Muslims in Karnataka. In the Rajya Sabha, there was a fierce tip between BJP President JP Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. JP Nadda accused the Congress of insulting the constitution. He said that there should be no reservation on the basis of religion. By giving reservation on the basis of religion, the Congress has flown the constitution. Mallikarjun Kharge said on the BJP president’s point, the Congress has always protected the constitution. At the same time, due to the uproar, the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were postponed till 2 pm.
On the other hand, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that we want to draw attention to the House on a very sensitive issue. Referring to the statement of Congress Deputy CM DK Shivkumar, Rijiju said that a person sitting in a constitutional post has asked to change the constitution, I want to ask the Congress high command to clarify it. Let us tell you that the Congress government of Karnataka has approved the bill to give 4 percent reservation to Muslim contractors in government contracts in the assembly. At the same time, the BJP has also surrounded the Congress on the Muslim reservation and constitution statement given by Congress Deputy CM DK Shivkumar.
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BJP MP Sambit Patra said, D.K. Shivkumar has clearly stated in one of his interviews that if we have to change the constitution to give reservation to Muslims, we are ready. This is a joke with Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution. Patra said that he is talking about four percent right now, in future he will talk about 100 percent. The pattern on which Jawaharlal Nehru divided this country, Rahul Gandhi is following the same pattern. They will not hesitate to divide the country to prove themselves as the leader of the country.