Union Ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi Spar over SC/ST Quotas, Seek Each Other's Resignation
- Union Minister Chirag Paswan criticized previous governments for failing to end discrimination against Dalits and defended caste-based reservation as a constitutional right and opposed changes like sub-categorisation or introduction of a creamy layer in SC/ST reservation benefits.
- Jitan Ram Manjhi and his son Santosh Kumar Suman called for sub-categorisation in SC/ST reservation policy to benefit the most backward communities among Scheduled Castes and Tribes and demanded Chirag Paswan's resignation.
- Paswan and Manjhi, alliance partners in government, publicly sparred over reservation policy, with mutual demands for each other's resignation amid disagreements on reservation reforms.
- The Supreme Court in 2024 permitted sub-categorisation of SC/ST benefits, but the Union government opposes extending the creamy-layer policy to SCs and STs, fearing it could weaken caste-based solidarity against discrimination.
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Union ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi spar over SC/ST quotas, seek each other's resignation
Two Union ministers clashed over the reservation policy and its implementation. Chirag Paswan demanded Jitan Ram Manjhi's resignation over his son's remarks. Manjhi's son called for a review of reservation benefits and sub-categorization. Paswan argued reservation is social, not economic, and opposes a creamy layer for SCs.
Chirag Paswan Vs Jitan Ram Manjhi Over Reservation Policy
A row between two Union ministers over the reservation policy broke out following demands from Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) for a modification in the reservation policy to provide benefits to the most backward communities in the scheduled castes and tribes.Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) President Chirag Paswan has opposed any change in the existing reservation policy for
A dispute has intensified between Union Minister Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi over the reservation policy. Manjhi's party, HAM, has demanded sub-quotas for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, while Paswan has rejected this demand and demanded the resignation of Manjhi and his son.
Minister vs Minister: Chirag Paswan asks Jitan Manjhi to resign amid quota row
A rift seems to be brewing in the NDA, with Chirag Paswan seeking the resignation of fellow Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi after his HAM (Secular) demanded a review of the reservation policy.
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