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Patra Flays 4% Quota Move, Calls Rahul Politically Unfit
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
|March 22, 2025
The Karnataka government's decision to approve 4% reservation for minorities in government contracts has ignited a political storm, with BJP leaders strongly opposing the move, calling it unconstitutional and an example of appeasement politics.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra launched a scathing attack on the Siddaramaiah government, saying that on the advice of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the State Government has eaten into the reservation which was due for the Other Backward Classes. "This is not only unconstitutional but also misadventurous. This is the height of appeasement. Rahul Gandhi is unfit for a sound political decision. He is polit
This story is from the March 22, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mangaluru.
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