In a scathing attack on the Congress over its ‘appeasement’ politics, he said the grand old party was trying to introduce a ‘religion-based reservation’ through the back door, adding that appeasement shows the ‘real face’ of the Congress.
“The Congress, through its manifesto, was subtly trying to bring back the idea of reservation on grounds of religion into the political and electoral discourse. However, PM Modi exposed their face because of which he is facing such brickbats from the Congress,” Rajnath added.
“The promises that the Congress has made in its manifesto stand to divide our society. Sections 3 and 6, under the Minorities Chapter in their manifesto, bare their real intentions. This is a party that divided the country on religious lines and has appeasement in its DNA,” the Union Defence Minister stated further.
The ‘Rangnath Mishra Commission’ and ‘Sacchar Commission’ were put together under the previous Congress-led UPA at the Centre, with the sole purpose of according a special treatment to a particular community in the name of minority welfare, the Union Minister said.
“I remember when (former) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said minorities, especially Muslims, have the first right to the country’s resources. And when Modi-ji reminded the Congress of the statement by the former PM, they got furious,” Rajnath added.