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Mamata says no to reservation for Muslims
Friday May 18, 2012 09:30:17 AM,
IANS
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Kolkata:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday rubbished
demands of reservation for Muslims on the basis of religion and
said the idea cannot work as it is not permitted by the Indian
Constitution.
"Even if we want to do it (reservation on the basis of religion),
we can't do it because it is not possible due to the guidelines in
the constitution of our country. But we will try to bring in more
and more backward sections of the community under reservation for
the overall development," said Banerjee while addressing a
programme here.
The controversy was sparked off by Trinamool Congress MP Sultan
Ahmed a few weeks back when he publicly demanded reservation
status should be provided to the Muslims on the basis of religion.
With Muslims comprising nearly 30 percent of the state's
population, Banerjee continues to dole out largesse to the
community with an eye to the upcoming Panchayat polls.
She had announced that the state government would provide a
monthly honorarium to imams. The state government has also
announced that muezzins of mosques would be paid through the Waqf
Board this week.
The chief
minister had then said that the cabinet had ratified a proposal
for reservation of jobs for Muslims under the other backward
classes (OBC) category.
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