When the constitution is secular, how is reservation being given on the basis of religion?

In the Karnataka assembly elections, more than 82 percent of the Muslim votes went to the Congress alone, so it seems that the Congress party government has reached the pinnacle of appeasement politics. First, the Congress government of Karnataka opposed the decision of the previous BJP government under which 4 percent reservation for Muslims was abolished. After that, the state government removed the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions. Now the Congress government has decided to give four percent reservation to Muslims in government contracts. Since reservation is being given on the basis of religion, the question arises that when the Constitution of India is secular, how can a government give reservation on the basis of religion? The question is also that if the Congress has to do the politics of appeasement, then why does it pretend to be Hinduist? Let us tell you that the population of Muslims in Karnataka is considered to be around 13 percent. By the way, the politics of appeasement is not a new thing in India. But after the BJP got a massive majority under the leadership of Narendra Modi in 2014, other parties realized that the days of appeasement politics are over. Following Modi’s example, other leaders also started visiting temples, started calling themselves the greatest ascetics, started applying sandalwood tilak on their foreheads, leaders who earlier used to visit only tombs or dargahs now started performing aarti, fasting and performing havan pujan. But if you study the politics of different states, you will find that only a few leaders have learnt the lesson of repenting from the politics of appeasement. Even today, the politics of appeasement continues in full swing in many states. The question arises that by doing this kind of politics, are our politicians not violating the oath under which they had said that they will ensure justice to everyone without any discrimination? As far as the decision of the Karnataka government is being termed as unconstitutional audacity by the opposition, there is no exaggeration in it. The opposition is even alleging that the purpose of this move of the state government is to provide “financial strength” to the “ecosystem and unemployed people” of the banned PFI. If seen, the Karnataka government has probably forgotten that various courts, including the Supreme Court, have repeatedly said that reservation on the basis of religion is unconstitutional and is not allowed. Not only this, Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar also strongly opposed the idea of ​​​​giving reservation to minorities on the basis of religion. If you look at the budget of the Karnataka government, then serious questions have been raised on many budgetary provisions in it. Let us tell you that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently presented the budget for 2025-26 in the state assembly and made several announcements for various sectors, including an allocation of Rs 150 crore for the repair and renovation of Waqf properties, infrastructure and protection of Muslim cemeteries. The Chief Minister also proposed an action plan for the implementation of the Chief Minister’s Minority Colony Development Program with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore in this financial year. The question arises as to what is a minority area? However, as far as the reservation given by the Karnataka government in government contracts is concerned, Shri Ashwini Upadhyay, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and renowned as India’s PIL man, has asked that the division took place on the basis of religion and how is reservation being given on the basis of religion?