'Cordial discussions': JP Nadda meets anti-reservation group after Jantar Mantar protest
Union Minister JP Nadda held discussions with representatives of the 'Reservation Hatao Andolan' following their protest at Jantar Mantar. The group is advocating for a shift from caste-based quotas to income-based reservation and other policy reforms.
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The meeting highlights ongoing political tensions and public debate regarding India's complex caste-based reservation system and potential policy reforms.
NEW DELHI: Union minister JP Nadda on Thursday met representatives of Reservation Hatao Andolan, which is protesting against caste-based reservation and demanding a complete overhaul at the national capital's Jantar Mantar.In a social media post on X, Nadda said that he met Harsh Dubey, Mrityunjay Pathak and Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan as per the pre-determined schedule, adding that another meeting will be held soon."Following the movement that took place at Jantar Mantar on August 21, cordial discussions were held, as per the pre-determined schedule, with Shri Harsh Dubey, Shri Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan, and Shri Mrityunjay Pathak, members of the team. In this connection, we will meet again soon," he said.However, Nadda did not give details of the meeting.Meanwhile, Harsh Dubey said that the meeting was an important step towards dialogue."Positive initiative for the welfare of all society today. Our team met with the honourable Shri JP Nadda Ji.
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