'Reservation should be given on social basis, not religious basis', Lalu Yadav's U-turn on Muslim reservation

Lalu Yadav said that the basis of reservation is not religion but social backwardness. The prime minister does not understand even this much. We have implemented the Mandal Commission. Amidst the voting of the third phase of the lok sabha elections, RJD President Lalu Yadav has raised the political temperature by advocating reservation benefits for Muslims. After his statement, bjp became aggressive. bjp alleged that the opposition 'India' alliance wants to snatch the quota of scheduled caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) and give it to the minority community. However, later Lalu Yadav took a U-turn from his statement. Lalu Yadav said that the basis of reservation is not religion but social backwardness. The prime minister does not understand even this much. We have implemented the Mandal Commission. Has narendra modi ever read the Mandal Commission and its recommendations? More than 3500 backward castes get reservation in the Mandal Commission, in which hundreds of castes of other religions also get reservation. These are not bigger and real OBCs than us, right? They do not understand the poor, backward and Dalits more than us. These people just make each other fight.

Lalu Yadav, while reversing his statement, said that the basis of reservation is not religion but social backwardness. Lalu does not have even this much understanding. We have implemented the Mandal Commission. Has narendra modi ever read the Mandal Commission and its recommendations? More than 3500 backward castes get reservation in the Mandal Commission, in which hundreds of castes of other religions also get reservation. These are not bigger and real OBCs than us, right? They do not understand the poor, backward and Dalits more than us. These people just make each other fight.

What did Lalu Yadav say on reservation?

Earlier, Lalu Yadav said, 'BJP wants to end the Constitution and democracy. This thing has come to the mind of the public. He said, 'Muslims must get reservation.' Lalu also said that the bjp is engaged in scaring people by raising the bogey of 'jungle raj' in election rallies. The RJD supremo took a dig at prime minister Narendra Modi's slogan 'Abki Baar 400 Paar' and claimed that the election results will be in favor of the opposition alliance 'India'.

PM Modi and other bjp leaders have alleged that congress and its allies like RJD want to cut the reservation being given to OBCs, Dalits and tribals and give its benefit to Muslims. The prime minister said in a rally in Madhya Pradesh, 'A person who ate animal fodder and the court has sentenced him (fodder scam case). Look at the shamelessness of the person who is on bail due to poor health. These congress people have stooped so low that they are carrying him on their heads.'

Modi claimed, 'He (Lalu Prasad) has said just a few hours ago that Muslims should get reservation and not just reservation, he says that the entire reservation should be given to Muslims, which means that these people want to snatch away the reservation that sc, st and OBC have got and give the entire reservation to Muslims.'He said, "Why are these people trying to do this? They are counting their lives with the help of this vote bank, everything else is over for them, nothing is left, one by one everyone left us and ran away.'