Hubballi-Dharwad, April 18 -- BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginkai on Friday slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his government's decision to allocate 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts and accused the Congress of practising selective appeasement politics.

The BJP MLA alleged that the ruling party in the state has been focusing exclusively on the Muslim community, sidelining other minorities such as Jains, Parsis, and Sikhs.

Speaking to ANI, Tenginkai said, "Ever since the Congress party has been in power for two years, they are completely immersed in appeasement politics. They only raise issues for Muslims. Not for other minorities, no Jains, no Parsis, no Sikhs, they are trying to do it only specially for the Mu...