
Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Thorat accuses RSS, BJP of opposing reservation for backward sections, blames them of trying to do away with ST, SC, OBC quota
FirstpostBalasaheb Thorat was speaking at the ‘BJP Hatao, Aarakshan Bachao’ rally organised by the Congress Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress chief and state Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Wednesday accused the RSS and the BJP of being anti-reservation, and said they are trying to do away with quota for STs, SCs and OBCs given by the Constitution. Thorat was speaking at the ‘BJP Hatao, Aarakshan Bachao’ rally organised by the Congress under his leadership at the Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Mantralaya. The BJP government in Uttarakhand and the Modi government at the Centre are trying to do away with the reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs given by the Constitution,” Thorat said. Several Congress leaders, including Mumbai Congress chief Eknath Gaikwad, Energy Minister Nitin Raut, Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur, Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Sunil Kedar, were present at the rally.
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