India, March 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker K Laxman on Monday accused states such as Telangana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala of including all Muslims in the quotas meant for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), flouting the conditions for such reservation, prompting the Opposition to walk out of the Rajya Sabha.

Speaking during Zero Hour, Laxman said OBC reservation was being misused in the name of religion. He added that states such as Telangana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala contravened the reservation policy, which does not provide for quotas based on religion, and demanded a review.

Laxman cited Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu high court judgments questioning the practice of extending the OBC quota to all Musl...