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Nadda holds talks with anti-reservation activists over two days
The Indian Express··28 Aug
Union Minister J P Nadda met members of the Reservation Hatao Andolan on Thursday. It followed a three-hour meeting the previous day, group member Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan said. The group wants reservation based on economic status rather than caste, following protests at Jantar Mantar on August 21. Nadda called the talks "cordial" and said another meeting would follow.
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What It Means For You
- The September 7 press conference will show whether the Reservation Hatao Andolan is satisfied with the government's response or plans a larger Jantar Mantar protest.
- Job aspirants and students following the reservation debate now have a fixed date to watch for concrete government proposals, if any emerge.
- The group has said it does not seek to touch SC, ST or OBC rights, framing its demand narrowly around economic criteria and the creamy layer.
What's Happening
- Nadda met the group for two hours on Thursday, following a three-hour meeting on Wednesday, according to member Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan.
- The meetings followed an earlier meeting between the group and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who agreed to raise their demands with the BJP.
- Activist Harsh Dubey said the group would announce its decision at a press conference on September 7 after two days of discussion.
The Upper Caste Calculation
- The group has demanded that reservation be based on economic status and that the creamy layer among existing quota categories be abolished.
- BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh estimate upper-caste communities make up over 20% of the state's electorate, a group they see as increasingly vocal.
- The party's engagement follows unease among upper castes over now-stayed UGC equity regulations and recent discussions on a caste census.
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