Bengaluru, March 15 -- Following the Karnataka government's decision to provide 4 per cent reservations to minorities in government contracts, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday defended the move after being accused of appeasement politics by the Bharatiya Janata Party, clarifying that the reservation is not only for muslims, but for all minorities.

Speaking to reporters at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee's office, Shivakumar said, "The reservation of contracts for minorities is only up to Rs 2 crores. In the past, similar arrangements were done for SC/STs. This is for all minorities and not just for Muslims."

When asked about the BJP's accusation that the reservation was appeasement politics, he said, "They also n...