Rajnath Singh: No plan of changing quota for SC/ST
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 10:16 PM
New Delhi, April 3: The government has no plan to do away with quota policy for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.
His assurance came a day after violent protests against a Supreme Court order by Dalits claimed nine lives. The court order dilutes a law on preventing atrocities against the marginalised communities in the country.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh said "rumours" were spread that the Union government wanted to end reservation.
"Rumours are being spread about the reservation policy. It is wrong and baseless. I appeal to all political parties to help in maintaining peace and amity in the country," he said amid noisy protests in the house.