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From Asian Age

<b>Paswan for quota in judicial, armed forces</b> By KUMAR UTTAM

New Delhi, Dec. 23: Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan has demanded reservation for minorities and dalits in judicial services and armed forces in the country. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president, who had supported Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reported statement that "Muslims should have first claim on resources", went a step forward and sought funds under Plan schemes at the Centre and in states be earmarked for dalits, adivasis and minorities in proportion to their population.

Talking to this newspaper on Saturday, Mr Paswan said he was in favour of providing reservation benefits to minorities and dalits in judicial services and armed forces so that they could be at par with the other sections of society. The Union minister also gave the idea of "national-level competition" for the appointment of judges in the country. "Like the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS), there should be an Indian Judicial Service (IJS). Only those who clear the competitive examination should become judges. And then there should be reservation in it," he added.

Moreover, the international dalit-minority conference, being organised by the LJP chief between December 27 and 28 in New Delhi, is expected to take up a resolution on reservation in armed forces and judicial services. "The reservation issue will be discussed by the community leaders at the conference. We will also discuss possible moves against the backdrop of the findings of the Sachar Committee," he accepts.