I understand that persons associated with Congress High Command are learned persons and they very well know that bulk of the Muslim community is included in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBC). The nine judge’s Mandal judgement (Indra Sawhaney v/s Govt. of India) very clearly expressed that besides Hindu OBCs, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs are getting the benefits of 27% OBC reservation. Justice Venkatchallia, Chairman of the Constitution review Commission has very clearly stated in paragraph 10-11-2 of the report:
“At present the political representatives of Minority communities in legislatures, especially Muslims, has fallen well below their proportion of population. The proportion of BCs among them is next to nil. This can lead to a sense of alienation. It is recommended for political parties to build up leadership potential in the minority communities including BCs, SCs and STs among them for participation in political life.”