What the Opposition is saying about the 10 per cent quota in Lok Sabha

January 08, 2019 18:25

Here's what the Opposition is saying on the constitutional amendment bill to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education to economically backward sections among the upper castes

"Have government schemes for the poor failed? There are enough schemes. This reservation bill which you are bringing will be struck down by the Supreme Court."

-- M Thambidurai, AIADMK

"Why does the government not take up the women reservation bill with the same priority as this quota bill? This bill is not only about jobs, but also about misleading the youth with false hopes and fake dreams."

-- Sudip Bandyopadhyay, TMC

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