Kharge Accuses PM Modi of Denying Backward Communities Their Constitutional Rights

By A Staff Reporter

New Delhi — Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of deliberately withholding constitutionally guaranteed reservations from communities that are socially, economically, and educationally backward. His remarks came during his address at the party’s OBC Leadership meet, the Bhagirdari Nyay Mahasammelan, in the national capital.

“According to the Constitution, there is provision for 60 per cent reservation. But PM Modi doesn't want to give reservation to those who are academically, socially, and economically backward,” Kharge said. “He is not ready to give reservation to those who have no voice.”

Kharge further urged the gathering to show political unity and assert their rights through democratic means. “We have to make him bow. We have to tell him with unity that we are no less,” he declared, drawing applause from the audience.

The Congress president’s remarks appear to be part of the party’s broader push to position itself as a defender of caste-based equity and social justice, particularly in the run-up to state and national elections.