NEW DELHI: Congress and BJP on Monday blamed each other after the SEC declared the bypolls. BJP and NCP made it clear that since the seats were reserved for OBCs, they will field members from the same community, reports Prafulla Marpakwar.
BJP spokesman Chandrashekhar Bawankule blamed the MVA government for the “fiasco” over OBC reservation in local self-governing bodies. “The MVA government has ditched the members of the OBC community. It was well within the powers of the state government to postpone the polls till the period the row was resolved,” he said.
Congress spokesman Atul Londhe blamed BJP for its failure to provide reservation for the OBCs. “When the 127th amendment was passed, it was the responsibility of BJP to ensure that the existing ceiling of 50% reservation was removed. NDA, particularly BJP, has done great injustice to the Maratha and OBC communities,” he said.