Congress plans quota to woo U.P. Muslims
With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections due next year, the Congress appears to be wooing Muslim voters by playing the reservation card. Main issue at meet.Reservation for backward Muslims was one of the important issues that dominated the proceedings on the opening day of AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi's interactive session on Saturday. The Muslim population in the State, according to the 2001 Census, is around 18 per cent and in several Assembly constituencies the community played a vital role in determining the outcome of the polls.
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