Muslim leaders pooh-pooh Congress quota promise

Abdul Noumani, spokesperson of the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, said the party's promise of reservation “was an old thing. It is easy to say. The main thing is to implement it although the point is correct.” He accused the Congress of reneging on such promises in the past under pressure from right-wing forces.

Congress leader Kapil Sibal said: "In some states, reservation has been done, in Andhra Pradesh, for example. If we come to power, we will take a call on it."

Among other assurances, the additional manifesto states that adequate representation of minority communities will be ensured in faculty and student positions in educational institutions, and all public positions.

A minority panel in every state, freeing Waqf properties from illegal possession by state and central governments, and setting up of a committee to inquire into the socio-economic status of all minority groups also are some of the promises.