Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge demanded on May 1st that the government remove the 50% cap on reservations and increase it to 68%. He accused the union government of not wanting to conduct the caste census initially but agreeing after pressure from the Congress party. Kharge said, “I demand that the Centre remove the 50% cap on reservations and increase it to 67-68%,” while addressing a public meeting in Hubballi. The event, titled ‘Save the Constitution, Save the Country,’ also protested against rising prices, with the party alleging that the Centre was responsible for the hike in prices of essential commodities. According to Kharge, reservation should be increased to 68% in line with the reservation provided by the Tamil Nadu government. He charged that the Centre was coming in the way of increasing reservations to 67-68%. Kharge also alleged that the Centre was initially not keen on conducting the caste census. “The Centre never wanted to even conduct census, but we don’t know how good sense prevailed upon them,” he quipped.
Reference : https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/increase-reservation-to-68-per-cent-mallikarjun-kharge-urges-centre
