Union Home Minister Amit Shah has criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks made in the US about potentially scrapping reservation policies, stating that Gandhi's comments reveal the Congress party's divisive politics. Gandhi claimed that the Congress would consider abolishing reservations only when India is a 'fair place', a statement that Shah contended threatens national security and reflects an anti-reservation stance. In response, BJP leaders, including Ravi Shankar Prasad and Hardeep Singh Puri, condemned Gandhi's remarks as prejudiced and divisive, recalling historical violence against Sikhs and the Congress's past opposition to reservations. Meanwhile, Mayawati, president of the Bahujan Samaj Party, accused Gandhi of misleading the public regarding his stance on reservations and criticized the Congress for failing to support reservation bills during its time in power. The BJP has vowed to vehemently oppose any attempts to abolish reservations, asserting that they are a critical part of India's social fabric.