‘PM should clarify whether he will remove 50% reservation limit on SCs, STs, and OBCs or not,’ says Jairam Ramesh | India News
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify his stance on removing the 50% reservation limit for scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs), and other backward classes (OBCs).
“The Prime Minister has not broken his silence on this. Rahul ji has raised this question again and again. Our Congress President has repeatedly raised this question.Prime Minister please clarify, will you remove the 50 per cent limit or not?,” he questioned.
Ramesh emphasised that the Congress manifesto, titled ‘Nyay Patra,’ pledges to increase the reservation limit, deeming it essential for these communities to fully realize their rights.
“We have promised in our ‘Nyay Patra’ that we will increase this limit of 50 per cent reservation because it is necessary for SC, ST and backward classes to get full rights,” he added.
Ramesh also expressed his views on the nomination of KL Sharma from Amethi, praising him as a dedicated grassroots worker with four decades of experience in the region.
“KL Sharma has been a party worker for the last 40 years. He is working in Amethi and Raebareli. Smriti Irani is for five years but he has been working for 40 years on the grassroot level. He worked on several issues,” he said.
Criticizing the BJP candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani, Ramesh accused her of solely focusing on defaming Rahul Gandhi rather than engaging in meaningful work.
“Smriti Irani doesn’t have any other work and only defames Rahul Gandhi. She rises to fame in the BJP by defaming Rahul Gandhi. Her language is inspired by PM and we don’t take her statements seriously,” said the Congress leader.
Responding to questions about Rahul Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha polls from two seats, Ramesh said, ” Didn’t Narendra Modi contest from two seats? Didn’t Sushma Swaraj contest from two seats? Didn’t Atal Bihari Vajpayee contest from two seats? Union Home Minister (Amit Shah) has said that Amethi and Raebareli are traditional seats. So it is realistic for Rahul ji to fight from traditional seats.”
“The Prime Minister has not broken his silence on this. Rahul ji has raised this question again and again. Our Congress President has repeatedly raised this question.Prime Minister please clarify, will you remove the 50 per cent limit or not?,” he questioned.
Ramesh emphasised that the Congress manifesto, titled ‘Nyay Patra,’ pledges to increase the reservation limit, deeming it essential for these communities to fully realize their rights.
“We have promised in our ‘Nyay Patra’ that we will increase this limit of 50 per cent reservation because it is necessary for SC, ST and backward classes to get full rights,” he added.
Ramesh also expressed his views on the nomination of KL Sharma from Amethi, praising him as a dedicated grassroots worker with four decades of experience in the region.
“KL Sharma has been a party worker for the last 40 years. He is working in Amethi and Raebareli. Smriti Irani is for five years but he has been working for 40 years on the grassroot level. He worked on several issues,” he said.
Criticizing the BJP candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani, Ramesh accused her of solely focusing on defaming Rahul Gandhi rather than engaging in meaningful work.
“Smriti Irani doesn’t have any other work and only defames Rahul Gandhi. She rises to fame in the BJP by defaming Rahul Gandhi. Her language is inspired by PM and we don’t take her statements seriously,” said the Congress leader.
Responding to questions about Rahul Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha polls from two seats, Ramesh said, ” Didn’t Narendra Modi contest from two seats? Didn’t Sushma Swaraj contest from two seats? Didn’t Atal Bihari Vajpayee contest from two seats? Union Home Minister (Amit Shah) has said that Amethi and Raebareli are traditional seats. So it is realistic for Rahul ji to fight from traditional seats.”
(With inputs from agencies)
