Muslim community leaders blame the Centre for its casual attitude in handling the issue. The Centre’s inability to defend its stand before the SC, they say, has exposed it was never serious about reservation and that sub-quota announcement was a poll gimmick. Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, president All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, an umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, slammed the government for lack of home work for defending its decision before the court. “The government’s callous attitude was clear when it sent a junior lawyer to defend its case in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The government is hesitant about reservation and has been sleeping on the Ranganath Mishra Committee Report for all these years,” he said. Maulana Arshad Madani, president Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, said it was the responsibility of the Law Ministry to make sure that sub-quota was legally valid and could not be questioned in court.
Muslim Leaders Slam Govt Over Sub-quota Row
Muslim community leaders blame the Centre for its casual attitude in handling the issue. The Centre’s inability to defend its stand before the SC, they say, has exposed it was never serious about reservation and that sub-quota announcement was a poll gimmick.
