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JP Nadda meets group seeking income-based quotas over caste
Union minister JP Nadda met a group demanding caste-based reservations in education and government jobs be replaced by income-based quotas, a week after the group held a protest at Jantar Mantar. The…
Union minister JP Nadda met a group demanding caste-based reservations in education and government jobs be replaced by income-based quotas, a week after the group held a protest at Jantar Mantar. The group, the Reservation Reform Alliance, is little-known and its demonstration on August 21 was attended by members Harsh Dubey, Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan and Mrityunjay Pathak.
Nadda posted on X about the meeting, calling it cordial, but did not mention the group's demands or give details of the discussion. Dubey called the interaction positive and said the team would meet Nadda again soon. A senior BJP leader said the government is keen to prevent prolonged unrest like the Cockroach Janata Party protest, which stretched over 30 days in July and led to the resignation of then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Caste-based reservations in central government jobs and education are constitutionally mandated for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, and any move to replace them with income-based quotas would require a constitutional amendment. The issue divides the ruling BJP's own base: the party has long backed existing quotas while also advocating for economic criteria in other welfare schemes. The next meeting with Nadda, which the group said will happen soon, will show whether the government is merely managing a protest or genuinely considering policy change.
Watch for whether the government announces a formal committee or a public consultation on reservation reform, which would signal a shift beyond dialogue.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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