Massive ruckus erupted in Parliament over Karnataka's Muslim quota bill, with BJP accusing Congress of 'stealing OBC quota' and attempting to change the Constitution.
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00:00Moving on, let's tell you a little about Karnataka passing the 4% Muslim quota bill in the Assembly.
00:05Ruckus has erupted in Parliament today.
00:08In an all-out fight between J.P. Nadda and Khadge in Parliament,
00:13J.P. Nadda, the leader of the Rajya Sabha, has accused Congress of stealing OBC quota for Muslims.
00:19He also claimed that Congress is granting backdoor entry to Muslims.
00:23The BJP has meanwhile vowed to block any religious-based quota
00:27and alleged that the Congress is attempting to change the Constitution
00:31and is also against B.R. Ambedkar.
00:34This is an anti-Ambedkar policy, said J.P. Nadda.
00:37Congress chief and leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Malik Arjun Khadge,
00:42defended D.K. Shivkumar, stating that he never said that he wanted to change the Constitution.
00:47He claimed that the idea of altering the Samvidhan came from the other side of the house.
00:53The face-off erupted when Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K.S. D.K. Shivkumar
00:58stated that the Constitution can't be changed.
01:00Later, he downplayed his remarks, claiming that his statement was misquoted
01:04and that the BJP is misleading the country.
01:07He emphasized that Congress gave India the Constitution and would never change it.
01:23The BJP has always had a history, whether it was the Karnataka Assembly or not.
01:28In the Karnataka Assembly, the contractors were given 4% of the reservation.
01:394%!
01:42These are the protectors of Ambedkar.
01:47Deputy Chief Minister, these are the protectors of Ambedkar.
01:51Sardar Patel and Ambedkar said that reservation on the basis of religion will not take place.
02:00There will be no reservation on the basis of religion.
02:04In the Telangana Assembly, they have given the right to the SC, ST and OBC
02:17and have given the reservation to the Muslims and minorities.
02:23What is the backdoor entry?
02:28The backdoor entry is that the minorities, the Muslims, specifically,
02:34have been given the backdoor entry in the OBC.
02:37They have done this with their own efforts.
02:40History is witness to this.
02:43And even now, after my speech, D.K. Shivkumar has said again
02:51that Congress has given the Constitution and Congress will change it.
02:58There is no repentance.
03:00And what is the need to change it?
03:02The need to change it is to leave the government job.
03:06Now, there will be reservation in the contract.
03:10I have to say this.
03:13The Minister of Karnataka has not said anything like this.
03:20No one has said anything about changing the Constitution.
03:27No one will say anything from our side.
03:30If anything will happen, the word of changing the Constitution
03:34which comes again and again, comes from there.
03:37I want to say this.
03:40Think with an open mind.
03:43Think with your heart.
03:46Didn't Bhagwatji say this?
03:49Didn't he say this?
03:52And many MPs have said this.
03:55Even the RSS, BJP people have said this.
04:00If we get a two-third majority, we will change the Constitution.
04:07On the basis of the backward class,
04:10backward class, what is in my state,
04:13on that basis, my government has taken a call.
04:17I said, let us see, let us wait for the court.
04:20In so many cases, on so many states,
04:22it may be Maharashtra, it may be Haryana,
04:24or many states on this type of reservation,
04:26people have gone to the court and courts have given various judgments.
04:30That is why I said, after various judgments,
04:32the Constitution will have to change earlier.
04:37Listening to the face-off that took place in Parliament today.
04:42It's utterly shocking when you see that the ruling party,
04:46essentially the government whose responsibility it is to run the house,
04:50has chosen to disrupt Parliament in this way.
04:52It's deeply disappointing.
04:53And to my mind, the issue they have raised is also irrelevant
04:57because it's a state subject.
04:58A decision by a state government in a particular state
05:01within the laws of that state and within the reservation.
05:03Deputy Chief Minister has given a statement in the House
05:06that if needed, we will change the Constitution.
05:10This is a very serious matter.
05:28But what do you want?
05:30What do you want?
05:32I want that such laws and rules should be withdrawn
05:38and discussion should take place
05:40and Congress party, President and the Leader of the Opposition
05:44should answer this question.
05:45Which man has told them that they are going to change the Constitution?
05:52The Constitution that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar has made,
05:57no one can change it.
05:59No one can end the reservation.
06:03And to protect that,
06:05to protect that,
06:07from Karnataka to Kashmir,
06:11we have travelled all over India.
06:15These are the people who are going to destroy India.
06:18These are the people who are going to destroy the Constitution.
06:23Today, sitting on the constitutional position of the Congress party,
06:28and when this leader says that the Constitution will be changed
06:33to give reservation to Muslims,
06:35this cannot be accepted.
06:37I want to say to the Congress party,
06:40clear your position.
06:42If you believe,
06:44if you believe in the Constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar,
06:47then sit on your constitutional position
06:51and immediately release the statement that has been given today
06:55and snatch your position from him.
06:58Otherwise, don't do drama.
07:25Now, the real faces have come forward.
07:47First, 4% reservation was given.
07:49Now, he is saying that the Constitution will be changed.
07:53But listen to Rahul Gandhi with open ears.
07:56You have come to make an Islamic nation.
08:00You have come to change the Constitution.
08:03But as long as the Prime Minister of the country is Narendra Modi,
08:07no one has taken birth
08:11who will change the Constitution and give reservation to Muslims
08:15with the thought of making an Islamic nation.
08:18On behalf of the BJP, we want to ask clearly
08:21Rahul Gandhi, the President of Congress,
08:24Sonia ji, you tell the country
08:27that when religion-based reservation is not permissible,
08:32then you will not change the Constitution for this.
08:35This country wants to know.
08:37Because D.K. Sivakumar is a beginning.
08:41It is a hidden agenda of the Congress party
08:44that the Constitution will be changed for voting.
08:47Do you think that this is only and only politics
08:50for appeasement of Muslims that D.K. Sivakumar is doing?
08:53Yes.
08:54Because they have provided 4% reservation under 2B,
08:59which is only for religious minorities,
09:02which has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
09:04And there are several Supreme Court judgments, including West Bengal, Andhra,
09:08where they have struck down the reservation
09:11on the basis of religion.
09:14Therefore, it is only for the religious Muslim community,
09:21they are trying to bring the reservation,
09:25which is anti-constitutional,
09:27and the spirit of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's view
09:30on not to provide religion-based reservation.
09:35I would like to ask D.K. Sivakumar ji,
09:38if you have faith in the constitution written by Babasaheb Ambedkar,
09:42whether it is correct or not, please clarify this first.
09:44Because whenever you do vote bank politics,
09:47Babasaheb Ambedkar himself works to show the constitution
09:51as Rahul Gandhi.
09:53But what Babasaheb Ambedkar has written in the constitution
09:56is very clear in the constitution.
09:58There is no place for religious reservation.
10:02It is only for vote bank politics
10:04and to appease Muslims.
10:06This is his plan.