BJP's Naqvi backs vice president's remarks for Affirmative Action

September 10, 2015 21:12

Union minister and senior BJP leader, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi backed Vice-President Hamid Ansari's comments on the plight of the minorities, saying there is a need for affirmative action to uplift them.

"Whatever he (Hamid Ansari) has said is correct. I feel his comments are correct. Those are not against BJP or the NDA government, but are against the ignorance in empowering the minorities at a systemic level since the Independence," Naqvi said.

The comments from the BJP leader, who is among the few Muslim faces of the ruling party, are a departure from the critical remarks made by sections in his party after the speech by Ansari late last month, stirring up a debate on the issue.

On August 31, the VP had given the example of 'Sab ka sath, sab ka vikas' calling it commendable and added a pre-requisite for this is "affirmative action" to ensure a common starting point and ability in all to walk at the required pace.

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