By TCN News,
Lucknow: In the form of OBC sub-quota for minorities, Hindu extremist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) seems to have got a good weapon to create communal frenzy and hatred against Muslims in the country. Mr. Pravin Togadia, International Working President of VHP (both Togadia and VHP were lying low in the absence of suitable issue), on 5th Jan. announced to organize nationwide agitation against the 4.5% minority sub-quota (which he deliberately calls Muslim quota).
Mr. Togadia said the central government’s move to give 4.5% quota to Muslims from the poor OBC (Other Backward Classes) 27% reservations is a blatant violation of India’s Constitution and is aimed at destroying Majority’s democratic rights. He has announced a nationwide ‘peaceful & democratic’ agitation from 5th Jan. This agitation will be called ‘Hindu Roti & Shiksha Bachao Andolan’ (Save Hindu Roti & Education Agitation).
Mr. Pravin Togadia (center) announcing nationwide agitation against Muslim quota on 5th Jan 2012
Today for electoral politics Govt has bent before Muslims who do not follow basic family planning norm, said Mr. Togadia and alleged that by giving 4.5% quota to Muslims within 27% reservations meant for poor OBCs, Govt has snatched educational seats, jobs, bank loans & other facilities which were meant entirely for the real deserving OBCs. It will not stop here. It will lead to giving quota to Muslims & Christians from extremely backward Scheduled Castes. Reservations meant for Scheduled Tribes are already being grabbed by Christians. For vote bank, this will go up to constitutional amendment to give separate reservations to Muslims because Bharat’s constitution does not permit religion-based reservations, snatching open merit category Hindus jobs & education, he said.
VHP has demanded immediate withdrawal of any quota given to Muslims & Christians from any existing reservations meant for OBCs, SCs, STs. Going ahead, he demanded that the castes of Muslims already included & getting benefit from OBC list should immediately be removed from OBC list.
He has appealed to all Hindus “to stand united as ONE irrespective of caste, region, language etc against such a dangerous move that can wipe out Hindus & democracy from Bharat.”