Singh and BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Modi have been engaged in a war of words of late with both leaders taking jibes at each other at various forums.
The Prime Minister and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi had yesterday asked the people to battle religious fanaticism and asserted that true religion cannot be the basis of hatred and division, in comments which were seen as a veiled attack on BJP and Modi.
The UPA, Singh said, has tried its best to ensure social and economic justice to minority communities, and added that efforts over the last nine years have shown visible results.
He referred to the Sachar Committee report, which had gone into the details of socio-economic and educational backwardness of Muslims, and said his government had accepted 72 of its 76 recommendations.
Most of the concerns raised by the committee have been addressed by the PM's New 15 Point Programme, he said, pointing out that the matter for reservation for Muslims in jobs is sub-judice.
“We have been able to persuade the private sector to some extent to take affirmative action in favour of minorities,” he said.
