Bengaluru, March 15 -- Karnataka government has approved a four per cent reservation for minorities in government contracts, a decision that has sparked reactions among Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. Reacting to the move, party leader Mahesh Tenginkai accused the Congress-led government of engaging in "appeasement politics."

"Since Congress came to power in the state, they are doing this appeasement politics. Those who pelted stones at police in Hubballi, Congress released them. They have done many such things," BJP leader Tenginkai told ANI.

Similarly, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad also came out heavily against the Karnataka government's decision to grant four per cent reservation for Muslim contractors in government projects, call...