New Delhi, March 24 -- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of making a law based on religion and said the Karnataka government's decision for reservation to the main minority in public contracts stems from a practice that has been in existence in the state since 1994.

He accused BJP-led government of trying to hide corruption cases.

"...BJP is making laws based on religion. We have never given reservations based on religion...by raising this issue today(in Parliament) without any reason, the government wants to hide its corruption cases...our Congress party and other parties in Karnataka, all together accepted the reservation started in 1994. That reservation has been there since then...c...