Congress govt will increase reservation beyond 50% says Rahul Gandhi — Here's what BJP offers

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Rahul Gandhi also challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inform the people if he increases the reservation limit beyond 50 percent. "This is the main issue in this elections...," he said. In its manifesto for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Congress guarantees that it will pass a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 percent cap on reservations for SC, ST and OBC.

It also promised the reservation of 10 percent in jobs and educational institutions for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) for all castes and communities. "We will enact a law with reference to Article 15(5) of the Constitution to provide for reservation in private educational institutions for SC, ST and OBC," the Congress' manifesto read. ALSO READ: Congress manifesto: ‘Law for LGBTQIA+, job reservations, caste census’, top 15 promises from ‘Nyay Patra’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that reservations for the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) would not end as long as there the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are there.

Shah also said that Muslim reservation is not Constitutional. He added that the BJP would scrap the Muslim reservation when it forms government in Telangana and would provide the quotas for SCs, STs and OBCs. In its manifesto, the BJP has promised to empowered women by enacting the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to provide reservation to women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.