NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Tejashwi Yadav challenged Janata Dal United to talk out in the event that they had been in favour of placing reservation within the Ninth Schedule amid state-wide sit-in protests on Sunday by the previous demanding caste census within the nation.
“We problem the JDU leaders to inform whether or not they’re in favour of placing it (reservation) within the Ninth Schedule or not,” Tejashwi Yadav mentioned.
The Ninth Schedule features a record of state and central legal guidelines that can’t be challenged within the court docket.
RJD has been demanding nationwide caste census and the inclusion of Bihar’s 65% reservation enhance within the Ninth Schedule of the Structure.
Tejashwi additional accused the BJP ally of celebrating when Bihar was denied particular standing class.
“If they’re in energy, then it’s their duty… Depart apart the particular state standing of Bihar… JDU folks had been clapping when Bihar was not given the particular state standing. Why ought to it not be given?,” the previous deputy chief minister of Bihar mentioned.
The BJP criticized the protest, accusing the RJD of failing to safe reservations in Panchayats after they had been in energy.
“CM Nitish Kumar ensured that caste census happened in Bihar. He took all affirmative actions concerning the identical. They (Opposition) are such sort of people that didn’t even present reservation in Panchayats after they had been in energy,” Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha mentioned.
Tejashwi, nevertheless, mentioned in any other case — “Once we had been in energy for 17 months, solely then the reservation restrict was elevated?… Why did it not occur throughout their (NDA) tenure? They’re doing drama. Why is it (reservation) not being included within the Ninth Schedule? Those that are giving statements at the moment had been the identical individuals who had been sitting with me and saying reservation.”
“5 lakh jobs got throughout that point (throughout RJD-JDU tenure)… Sports activities coverage, and training coverage had been made throughout that point… These folks (NDA) are adverse. When you say one thing constructive, they’re sure to get harm,” he added.
This comes after urgent demand from key NDA ally Chirag Paswan for nationwide caste census. “My get together has all the time maintained its stance that it’s in favor of a caste census. We would like the caste census to occur. The explanation for that is that always state and central governments develop schemes with caste issues in thoughts. These schemes are designed to combine these communities into the mainstream. In such instances, the federal government ought to have details about the inhabitants of every caste,” he had mentioned.
“We problem the JDU leaders to inform whether or not they’re in favour of placing it (reservation) within the Ninth Schedule or not,” Tejashwi Yadav mentioned.
The Ninth Schedule features a record of state and central legal guidelines that can’t be challenged within the court docket.
RJD has been demanding nationwide caste census and the inclusion of Bihar’s 65% reservation enhance within the Ninth Schedule of the Structure.
Tejashwi additional accused the BJP ally of celebrating when Bihar was denied particular standing class.
“If they’re in energy, then it’s their duty… Depart apart the particular state standing of Bihar… JDU folks had been clapping when Bihar was not given the particular state standing. Why ought to it not be given?,” the previous deputy chief minister of Bihar mentioned.
The BJP criticized the protest, accusing the RJD of failing to safe reservations in Panchayats after they had been in energy.
“CM Nitish Kumar ensured that caste census happened in Bihar. He took all affirmative actions concerning the identical. They (Opposition) are such sort of people that didn’t even present reservation in Panchayats after they had been in energy,” Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha mentioned.
Tejashwi, nevertheless, mentioned in any other case — “Once we had been in energy for 17 months, solely then the reservation restrict was elevated?… Why did it not occur throughout their (NDA) tenure? They’re doing drama. Why is it (reservation) not being included within the Ninth Schedule? Those that are giving statements at the moment had been the identical individuals who had been sitting with me and saying reservation.”
“5 lakh jobs got throughout that point (throughout RJD-JDU tenure)… Sports activities coverage, and training coverage had been made throughout that point… These folks (NDA) are adverse. When you say one thing constructive, they’re sure to get harm,” he added.
This comes after urgent demand from key NDA ally Chirag Paswan for nationwide caste census. “My get together has all the time maintained its stance that it’s in favor of a caste census. We would like the caste census to occur. The explanation for that is that always state and central governments develop schemes with caste issues in thoughts. These schemes are designed to combine these communities into the mainstream. In such instances, the federal government ought to have details about the inhabitants of every caste,” he had mentioned.
