Bhagwat Says Reservation Should Continue Until Social Discrimination Ends

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Thursday that reservation should continue until social discrimination is eliminated, while urging its implementation according to Dr BR Ambedkar’s vision. Speaking at a youth interaction summit in Mumbai, he described affirmative action as a measure rooted in social justice, not a political instrument.

Bhagwat also referred to demands for internal categorisation among communities covered by reservation, saying such calls had emerged in several states and that the Supreme Court had made an observation on the issue. He said beneficiaries who had advanced should help others gain opportunities. Bhagwat warned that political use of reservation could create social friction and argued that its need would end when the conditions behind it were cured.

The Indian Opinion

The lazy claim that reservation is either a permanent entitlement or an immediate threat to merit misses its stated purpose and the continuing reality of social discrimination. Bhagwat’s formulation supports the principle but leaves the hardest issues open: how to measure exclusion, share benefits within eligible groups and prevent political misuse. The useful test is whether any new policy expands access for the most disadvantaged, backed by clear data rather than slogans.

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