Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and NISHAD Party President Sanjay Nishad criticised Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over the issue of reservation. He alleged that Yadav wants to snatch the rights of backward classes and grant reservation based on the religion brought by the Mughals. He emphasized that the Constituent Assembly had rejected such a provision.
Sanjay Nishad said here on Wednesday that Akhilesh Yadav’s press conference exposed the PDA alliance’s agenda. He alleged that attempts were made to usurp the rights of backward classes.
“When the Constituent Assembly met and discussions on reservation took place, granting reservation on the basis of religion was prohibited because Indian religions and Indian civilization were attacked by the Mughals. The British also invaded India. Therefore, reservation cannot be granted on the basis of the religion brought by the Mughals. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar had also opposed this,” he added.
Targeting the Samajwadi Party and the INDIA bloc, Nishad said, “These people had formed the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission and attempted to carve out a share of OBC reservation for Muslims. In Andhra Pradesh, their ally Congress granted OBC reservation to Muslims. In Karnataka, Muslim communities were included in the OBC category, weakening the rights of backward classes.”
Referring to West Bengal, Nishad said, “In West Bengal, 118 Muslim communities were included in the OBC category, and for years the rights of backward classes were looted. The Kolkata High Court struck down this unconstitutional step. The way the rights of backward classes were taken away and their reservation was given to Muslims, people there united and removed that government.”
Nishad further said, “Here in Uttar Pradesh too, the INDI alliance raises its voice for Muslims, but not for the backward and deprived communities that contributed to India’s freedom struggle. If the Samajwadi Party continues with this approach, then just as Didi was wiped out in Bengal, SP too will face complete political defeat.”
Sanjay Nishad also said that leaders of other castes should reflect on what they received during the Samajwadi Party’s tenure. “The moment Phoolan Devi raised the issue of reservation and farmers’ rights, she was expelled from the party. Later, she was also killed. You can understand this injustice. No OBC community will face injustice, this is the resolve of our NDA alliance,” he added.