West Bengal News | Calcutta HC’s OBC Order Gives BJP’s ‘Muslim Quota’ Charge a New Lease of Life
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started its Lok Sabha election campaign with the ‘Muslim Quota’ charge that may have been a Karnataka issue, but was advertised by the party across India to make a case for appeasement politics against the Congress and INDIA bloc. With just two phases of the elections left, the BJP’s campaign has got a fresh lease of life as the Calcutta High Court cancelled all certificates issued to several classes under Other Backward Classes (OBCs) issued in West Bengal since 2010, calling them “illegal”.
There are 179 castes on the state list of OBC castes in West Bengal. According to Hansraj Ahir, the Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), 118 are from the Muslim community. The state’s OBC list consists of two types: Category A and Category B. In Category A, there are a total of 81 communities out of which 73 are Muslim while just 8 are Hindu, claimed Ahir. Meanwhile in Category B, there are a total of 98 communities out of which 45 are Muslims while 53 are Hindus, according to him.
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22 май 2024
