Cong fulfilling Jinnah’s vision: Himanta on Telangana minority declaration’
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday lashed out at the Congress for its minority statement in Telangana, claiming that the party is fulfilling the vision of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s Muslim League.
In an apparent reference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi without naming him, the BJP leader alleged that those who have appropriated the Gandhi surname have revived Jinnah’s policies.
The Congress minority statement, released on Thursday, said if the party comes to power in Telangana, it would ensure fair reservation for all backward classes, including minorities in jobs, education and government schemes.
In a series of posts by By coming up with religion-specific manifestos, Cong is fulfilling the vision of Mohammed Ali Jinnah’s Muslim League.
Sharing a screenshot of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee’s minority statement, Sarma said all Bharatiyas should ask Congress whether the slogan ‘Jitni Abadi Utna Haq is a smokescreen to bring back illegal reservation for Muslims?
In tribute to the Bihar government’s caste survey, Gandhi had used the phrase Jitni Abadi Utna Haq’ (rights should be in proportion to population) in a post on X on October 2.
Sarma also questioned whether taxpayers’ money should be used to pay salaries for mullahs and fund other divisive schemes.
The Congress has said that if it comes to power in Telangana in the November 30 assembly elections, it would increase the budget to Rs 4,000 crore annually for minority welfare, besides conducting the caste census within six months.
The party also pledged Rs 1,000 crore per year to provide subsidized loans to unemployed minority youth and women.
Sarma said Mahatma Gandhi had lived his life in the struggle against the separate electorate system advocated by Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
And now those who appropriated the Gandhi surname have revived Jinnah’s policies. This insult to our Swatantra Senani will neither be forgiven nor forgotten, the Prime Minister added.
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