NEW DELHI: A day after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati wrote to the prime minister demanding reservation for Muslims based on their population percentage, Muslim leaders slammed it as "pre poll politics" and said if the CM was serious about the issue, she would have followed the established democratic procedure of first getting a resolution passed in the Uttar Pradesh assembly.
Muslim leaders slam Mayawati's 'quota politics' - Times of India
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They also questioned the BSP chief's intent given that UP has not made any progress on implementation of the Ranganath Mishra Commission recommendation that there should be 15% reservation for Muslims in the OBC quota. Kamal Farooqui, member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said, "Had she been really serious about it she would have passed the resolution first. The Centre too will obviously see through it and they are unlikely to take it seriously. Muslims supported her last time and got nothing in return. I do not have the figures in front of me but vast funds have remained unspent in Muslim majority districts of Uttar Pradesh and the state government has not tried to change that." Farooqui was recently appointed national secretary of the Samajwadi Party though he said he was unlikely to fight elections in UP.Muslim leaders slam Mayawati's 'quota politics' - Times of India
