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‘Encourages conversions’: BJP slams Mamata government’s stand on OBC list; calls it ‘dangerous precedent’

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 11 June 2025 ()
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government of promoting religious conversions by granting OBC status to Christian converts. BJP alleges the state's OBC list favors Muslims, increasing their representation significantly since 2010. This move, according to BJP, is a blatant appeasement tactic for vote-bank politics, disregarding a Supreme Court ruling against religion-based reservations.
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