Religion, Caste And Tribe Based Reservation - 3

[G.Subramaniam]

Rampant casteism in BJP

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Keep in mind, Sushil Modi is a BJP bania leader from bihar
In bihar, banias are considered OBC

Keep in mind, Gopinath Munde's sister is the widow of Pramod Mahajan, a brahmin

However, Modi, katiyar etc seem to have outgrown casteism

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SHEKHAR Iyer
New Delhi


COUNT ON Uma Bharti to send the BJP's balancing act on the reservation row for a toss. The former BJP leader on Tuesday blasted the party for its double-speak on the issue and said its stand smacked of an upper caste bias.
The OBC leader's remarks are targetted at backward leaders in the party, who are unhappy over its qualified endorsement of the quota. There is no place in the BJP for those who supported reservation, she said. "This time, too, at the BJP national executive, the voices of those backing the OBC quota were suppressed," she said in a statement.

The remarks come when serious internal differences have surfaced in the party over the quota policy. OBC leaders like Sushil Modi, Bangaru Dattatreya and Gopinath Munde are upset over the party’s "confusing" stand.

Upset by the BJP's new plan to woo upper castes, OBC leaders like Sushil Modi, Bangaru Dattatreya and Gopinath Munde wanted the party to adopt a clear cut stand supporting 27 per cent reservation for OBCs.

Dattatreya, who is a ex-Union Minister and Munde, BJP legislature party leader in Maharashtra, said the party's stand was "confusing".

However, other OBC leaders like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Vinay Katiyar, Thawar Chand Gehlot and Satya Narayan Jatia, backed BJP president Rajnath Singh's view for a middle course while supporting reservation for OBCs.