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CAA will notified before Lok Sabha elections, says Shah [Times Nation]: 'Cong Govt In Gujarat Added PM's Caste In OBC List In 1994'

by While accusing Rahul Gandhi of following the policy of telling lies publicly, repeatedly despite knowing that PM Modis caste Ghanchi Modh was categorised as an OBC caste Shah said It is unfortunate that the caste of a globallyrespected leader like Prime Minister Modi is being raised Rahul has no idea of the difference between a caste, bloc Modi ji had only said that he is an OBC Let me clarify that Modis caste was included in Gujarats OBC list on Ju ly 25 1994 by then Congress govt led by Chhabildas Mehta Later in 2000 based on the Congress recommendation from 1994 it was also included in the Central OBC list as well Notably Modi had not fought any election till then home minister said while turning the heat back on the Congress for not doing anything for OBCs by sitting on the Kalelkar, Mandal Commission reportAlso countering Rahuls contention regarding miniscule numbers of OBC secretaries in the govt of India Shah said that lack of representation at higher rungs was because the reservation for backwards was not implemented by the Congress govts, accused the Congress leader of blindly raising issues based on notes shared by NGOs He said Rahul Gandhi had no right to hold Bharat Jodo Yatras as members of the party were speaking of dividing India along northsouth lines, the party leadership had not cared to distance itself from such a statementOn UCC Shah said while the BJP had been pitching for it since Jan Sangh days UCC is a Constitutional agenda He cited Article 44 saying that it empowers legislatures to enact UCC at an appropriate time Nehru was a signatory to this But the Congress later forgot about UCC for the sake of appeasement he saidAs regards CAA Shah said it was only meant to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities of neighbouring nations who were assured by the Congress leaders during Partition that they would be welcome any time in India They later reneged on the assurance he saidShah declared that the Modi govt shall be going into the general election confident of winning a third term on the basis of Indias progress over the past 10 years, peoples trust in Modi catapulting the country into top global order in the next 10 years
Published in The Times of India (Online) (11.02.2024)
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