Bengaluru, April 15 -- Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council and BJP MLC Chalwadi Narayanaswamy has strongly criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his government's decision to allocate 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts.

Narayanaswamy questioned the motive behind providing reservations based on religion. He said, "Giving facilities to anyone is allowed under the Constitution, but giving reservations based on religion is not allowed. It is a wrong notion..."

"As per the caste census, Muslims are already in the number one position in terms of population among minority communities. If that is the case, why should they continue to receive special privileges meant for minorities?" he further adde...