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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Congress robbing OBCs of their rightful share: BJP

Congress robbing OBCs of their rightful share: BJP

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published Published on Jan 11, 2012   modified Modified on Jan 11, 2012

-The Economic Times

BJP on Tuesday attempted to tap the perceived angst among OBCs over Congress promise for an enhanced Muslim sub-quota by terming the proposal as an " anti-backward move". 

It is planning protest march in all 403 constituencies of UP on January 13 with the message that Congress was robbing the OBCs of their "rightful share". 

Unlike Congress' other rivals, which includes OBC parties that do not have the luxury to speak out against the issue, BJP appears determined to use it for building a base among the less privileged OBCs. 

A further reduction in the OBC quota will directly affect MBCs, who don't have the educational skills of the upwardly mobile Yadavs and Kurmis. 

BJP, which is trying to reach out to the backward classes in UP, has identified 126 constituencies, where non-Yadav OBCs constitute around 30-35% of the population. On these seats, barring those which are reserved constituencies, BJP has put up OBC candidates. 

Party sources said the 9% sub-quota announced by Khurshid will be a highlight during poll campaign in the state. They said the party was also planning to promise quota for the "ati Dalits and ati pichda" in its vision document. 

BJP may not openly admit it but when the party, which is aggressively trying to reach out to the backward classes, hits the campaign trail, it will miss one of the NDA's most prominent OBC faces - Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. 

With their alliance falling apart in UP assembly polls, JD(U), which has decided to go it alone in all 403 constituencies, will not be campaigning for BJP but for its own candidates. BJP will set off its canvassing in UP from January 22.


The Economic Times, 11 January, 2012, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/congress-robbing-obcs-of-their-rightful-share-bjp/articleshow/11442843.cms


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