Congress Alleges BJP's Recruitment Bias: Calls for Caste Census
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of deliberately excluding SC, ST, and OBC classes from reservations in job recruitments. He emphasized the necessity of implementing economic, social, and political justice as per the Constitution. The allegations include accusations of a 'reservation scam' in Uttar Pradesh and calls for a caste census.
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In a scathing attack on Saturday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of intentionally excluding SC, ST, and OBC categories from job reservations.
Kharge emphasized the critical need to fully implement economic, social, and political justice provisions enshrined in the Constitution, and reiterated Congress's demand for a caste census.
Highlighting a spate of issues, Kharge mentioned a 'reservation scam' in the recruitment of 69,000 assistant teachers in Uttar Pradesh, adding that the BJP was perpetrating a well-planned conspiracy to deny reservations.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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