By Khabrein.info Correspondent,
Hyderabad, April 5: In a voltaface clearly aimed at attracting Muslim votes in next general elections, the BJP has said that it is not against reservation for Muslims in jobs and education.
BJP has been constantly opposing any move to give Muslims reservation or some scholarship schemess for the community so far. Its national spokesman had called this year's Budget as the one presented by Liaqat Ali Khan who was the finance minister under Negru in Congress-Muslim League alliance government prior to India's partition.
Opposing education and job quotas on the basis of religion, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said it was for reservations for socially and economically weaker sections of the Muslim community.
The national executive of the BJP minority cell, which met here, made it clear that it was "uncompromisingly opposed to any special treatment or reservations on the basis of religion".
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