PM should clarify on reservation limit: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi , May 4,2024 : Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress’s Jairam Ramesh asked the PM to clarify whether he will remove the 50 per cent reservation limit on SCs, STs, and OBCs.
Speaking with ANI, Jairam Ramesh said the Congress manifesto promises to raise the reservation limit as it is necessary for the SCs, STs, and OBCs to get their full rights. He said, “We have promised in our ‘Nyay Patra’ that we will increase this limit of 50 per cent reservation because it is necessary for SC, ST and backward classes to get full rights.”
He added further, “The Prime Minister has not broken his silence on this. Rahul ji has raised this question again and again. Our Congress President has repeatedly raised this question. Prime Minister please clarify, will you remove the 50 per cent limit or not?”
In 1992, the Supreme Court had held that caste-based reservations cannot exceed 50%.