Many Muslim organisations have opposed the Union government's attempt to introduce 10% quota for the economically weaker sections among the forward castes. The Jamaat-e-Islami, Popular Front of India (PFI), and Wisdom Islamic Youth Organisation have termed the move as anti-constitutional and will disrupt the social fabric of the country. “Moreover, reservation is meant to address the social and educational backwardness, not economic backwardness,” he said. PFI chairman E. Aboobacker said the proposal was against the grain of the verdict in the Indira Sawhney case which ruled out economic criteria for reservation. The Wisdom Islamic Youth Organisation said that changing the yardsticks for reservation would upset the social fabric of the country.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2019 15:22 UTC