Bengaluru, March 15 -- Sowmya Reddy, President of the Karnataka Mahila Congress Unit, on Saturday defended the Karnataka government's decision to provide four per cent reservations to minorities in government contracts. She said the decision was in accordance with the constitution.

Reddy added that the Congress government in Karnataka believes in "serving people" without regard to their religion, language, or caste. She said that the BJP was "jealous" of the good works being carried out by the state government.

"According to the Constitution, each and every person has a right irrespective of caste and religion. Don't we need equality? Everything is as per the constitution. We serve people. We don't look at religion, caste, or language. ...