After the government’s talks with the anti-reservation protesters, the Cockroach Janta Party has raised questions over the Centre’s stance on the demand for a review of caste-based quota.
Union minister J P Nadda on Thursday held “cordial discussion” groups leading the ‘ Reservation Hatao Andolan ‘.
Following the meeting, CJP founder and convener Abhijeet Dipke sought clarity on the government’s position on the issue. He also asked what was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s take on the matter. They had gathered after a protest call given by the Reservation Hatao Andolan, an Instagram-based page. The country wants to know. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also raised questions after Nadda’s meeting with Reservation Hatao Andolan representatives. AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj wrote on X, “The main demand of the BJP Savarna Morcha movement was a reconsideration of reservations — please shed light on that. In this connection, we will meet again soon. The protesters are demanding scrapping of caste-based reservation, saying that economic criteria be given precedence over caste in determining eligibility for government support and reservation.
On August 21, several people held a protest in the national capital seeking to get the caste-based reservation policy scrapped. Dipke took to X to question the government: “What does the Prime Minister have to say about the movement of 21 August, whose name Mr Nadda is not taking? Union minister J P Nadda , who held talks with the anti-reservation protesters said, “Following the movement that took place at Jantar Mantar on 21 August, cordial discussions were held, as per the pre-determined schedule, with Harsh Dubey, Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan, and Mrityunjay Pathak, members of the team.
