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Clear stand on Ulema Council demand: BJP

The BJP has called out Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to clarify their stance on Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole's alleged support for Muslim quota in jobs and education. The BJP accused the Congress of conspiring to strip the marginalized communities of their rights and vowed to oppose such attempts.

Mallikarjun Kharge (left) and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday challenged Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to spell out their stand on Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole ’s support for Ulema Council’s demand for Muslim quota and preference for the community in police recruitment. “They have a problem with unity and are conspiring with forces who want to break the country and are trying to take away the rights of poor OBCs to give them to Muslims. BJP will oppose every attempt to strip the marginalised and backward OBCs of their rights,” said former Union minister Ravishankar Prasad .

BJP had on Saturday claimed that the Maharashtra unit of Congress assured a Muslim body that it would take steps to fulfil its demand for a 10% quota in jobs and education..