Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said Government is committed to the Constitution that grants equal voting rights to all and there cannot be any differentiation. He also said that the government is committed to defending the equal rights of all as per Constitution.
"The suggestion to deny voting rights to anybody, even for the sort of a discussion, is not acceptable at all. The Constitution does not accept it and people of India do not accept it," he said, adding that the right to vote is a Constitutional right available to all citizens, irrespective of their social or economic status.
An editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' had also likened the All India Majlis-e-Ittihadul-Muslimeen (MIM) and Owaisi brothers to "poisonous snakes" who spew venom to "exploit" the minority community
Naidu said, "We are committed to defend and uphold the Constitutional rights of all citizens. This government is committed to the Constitution. We don't say any such suggestion or purported suggestion," he said.
When asked about the controversy, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, "Untouchability should come to an end." He declined to elaborate.