CWC resolution calls for increasing upper limit of reservations for SCs, STs, OBCs
Congress' top decision-making body's resolution comes at a time when Marathas are agitating for reservations in Maharashtra and other communities also raise the demand for reservations time and again and owing to the sensitive nature of the issue, it sometimes even leads to violence. During the press conference after the CWC meeting, the senior Congress leaders accused the government of complete failure on political, economic, and national security fronts. The leaders claimed that under the BJP regime, there is a challenge to India's constitutional, and federal structure of India.
"In the CWC, we are discussing the situation in the country, broadly the political situation, the economic crises that the country faces, and the security threats (both internal and external) that pose grave challenges to the country," Former Home Minister P Chidambaram said. "We believe there is a challenge to the constitutional and federal structure of the country," he alleged referring to the political situation in the country. CWC passed resolutions on the loss of precious lives in incidents of violence in Manipur and floods in Himachal Pradesh.
It also passed a resolution condoling the demise of veteran leader and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy. "The people of Manipur have witnessed extreme devastation and are facing innumerable hardships. More than 200 lives have been lost, over 500 injured, and more than 5,000 houses gutted in arson-related incidents.
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