Bengaluru, March 16 -- Calling the Karnataka government's approval of a 4 per cent minority quota in contracts as "anti-constitutional and anti-democratic," BJP MLC N Ravikumar said his party will raise the issue in both the Houses in the State on Monday.

"It is not right to give 4 per cent reservations to Muslims and minorities in government contracts. It is anti-constitutional and anti-democratic. The BJP will oppose it. We ask Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar what others will do?... On Monday, the BJP will raise the issue in both the Houses," a BJP leader said on Sunday.

Earlier on Saturday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar clarified that the state government's decision to provide a four per cent reservation in government ...