Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- Congress Party has lodged strong protest at the decision of the Maharashtra government to scrap the 5 per cent reservation in education and jobs enjoyed by the backward in the minorities including Muslim community in the state. Terming the decision a grave mistake and injustice against the minorities, Naseem Khan, former minister and Congress Working Committee member, said that the BJP-led Mahayuti government once again revealed its anti-backward and anti-minority face through the decision.
Speaking to the media at Tilak Bhavan, Khan further said that they condemn the government's decision to scrap the 5 per cent reservation for the Muslim community.
In 2014, the Congress-led alliance government had issued an ordinance ...