Kolkata: The West Bengal government will provide reservation for Muslims in government jobs with Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee saying his government will complete the identification of 1 crore Muslims, who will get the benefit of reservation, before June.
He has already declared 10 per cent of state government jobs for poor Muslims belonging to the Other Backward Classes.
"What will happen to the poor Muslims? Rangnath Mishra Commission says they can be given 10 per cent reservation. Hence I have started working on it. By June 1 crore Muslims will get reservation," Buddhadeb said.
Muslims constitute over 25 per cent of West Bengal's population, and a substantial section belongs to the OBC groups.
Interestingly, the move is seen as a U-turn, as Buddhadeb was earlier against Muslim reservation despite pressure from a section of the Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Left Front.
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