On Quota For Dalit Sub-Categories, Chirag Paswan's Reservations

"The Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas Paswan) has made it clear that we do not support this. I think we should be talking of communities, not castes," Chirag Paswan told reporters today.

Union minister Chirag Paswan made it clear today that he was opposed to "reservation within reservation" as his ally BJP is implementing in Haryana. In its first meeting this week, the cabinet of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has decided to divide the quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and give a chunk of it to sub-groups that have lesser representation in employment and education. केंद्रीय मंत्री चिराग़ पासवान ने आज पटना में अनुसूचित जाति के आरक्षण में वर्गीकरण का विरोध करते हुए कहा कि इससे आने वाले समय में और असमानता बढ़ेगा ⁦@ndtv⁩ ⁦@ndtvindia⁩ pic.twitter.com/YCfQrbWK53

"The Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas Paswan) has made it clear that we do not support this. I think we should be talking of communities, not castes," Chirag Paswan told reporters today.

"Especially when you talk of Scheduled castes, the basis of which was untouchability, some customs even today perpetuate it... Under such circumstances if such sub-classifications are made, somewhere or the other, it would create problems and perpetuate such divisions," Mr Paswan added.