Union Coal Minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal on Sunday hit back at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over the issue surrounding reservation for Muslims and said that the Congress Party would provide reservation to them on the basis of their backwardness.

"See, every body has the right to organise a rally. Because of the popularity of Rahul Gandhi and the decisions of Congress, all the parties of the state (Uttar Pradesh) are in panic. So, it is the result of the panic that Mayawati is saying that Congress is compensating Muslims," said Jaiswal.