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Reservation based on religion is against Constitution: Hosabale
The New Indian Express Mysuru
|March 24, 2025
RSS general secretary says it is only possible for backward classes within a religion
AMID the controversy over the Karnataka government's decision to introduce a 4% reservation for Muslims in government contracts and projects, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Sunday that the move is untenable as the Constitution does not allow religion-based quota.
"Reservation based on religion is not possible; it is possible only for backward classes within a religion," he said.
This story is from the March 24, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mysuru.
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