Hyderabad, Feb. 25 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, February 24 said that 29 Muslim communities are getting reservations under Backward Classes in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states.

He stated that Muslim communities in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar are being included in the backward classes. Reddy's remark comes as a counter to the BJP's objection over Muslims being included in the caste survey in Telangana.

"In 1979, the Mandal Commission had included 29 backward Muslim castes in the BC category. As a result, the community was getting reservations as MBCs and BCs in various states," said the chief minister in response to Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar who criticised the Telangana govern...