Jammu, June 20 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday lashed out at the Karnataka government over its decision to provide a 15 per cent reservation to Muslims in housing schemes, terming it "unconstitutional and illegal" and accusing the ruling Congress party of indulging in appeasement politics.

Speaking to media reporters, Chugh said,"This is unconstitutional and illegal because in India's Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clearly wrote that no one can get reservation based on religion."

He alleged that the decision was aimed solely at consolidating Congress' vote bank and came at the cost of marginalised communities.

"The decision of the Karnataka government clearly snatches the rights of SCs,...