04-10-2007, 10:08 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>JD(U) seeks quota for inter-caste couples </b>
Iponeer.com
Akhilesh Suman | New Delhi
In a fresh twist to the ongoing quota controversy, Janata Dal(U) president Sharad Yadav has suggested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide separate quota for those entering inter-caste marriages.
<b>"I asked the Prime Minister for giving 5 per cent quota ( in jobs) for those accepting inter-caste marriages and increase the percentage subsequently," </b>Yadav told The Pioneer.
The PM had invited Sharad Yadav and BJP leaders on Monday for chalking out a strategy to counter the Supreme Court's stay on the OBC quota in higher educational institutions.
<b>"Don't give a lip service to the whole quota issue. Make a foolproof roadmap to address the issue in a certain period,"</b> he told the Prime Minister, adding that the mechanism should be devised in a way that the quota for inter-caste marriages be increased and accordingly quota on the basis of caste be decreased simultaneously.
The JD(U) chief asked the Prime Minister to table a bill in the Parliament in this regard or set up a commission to assess the impact of such proposal on bridging the caste divide. When asked whether he would not face opposition for making such a demand, Yadav said, "Let there be a debate, whether people want to maintain the old caste system or they are really interested in eradicating the caste system as a whole."
Yadav also demanded to make a caste census for a reality check and asked for fresh legislation rejecting the apex court's judgement.Â
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You can't beat this logic. Soon they will cross hundred percent. Then they will go with Mushy logic of 400%.
Iponeer.com
Akhilesh Suman | New Delhi
In a fresh twist to the ongoing quota controversy, Janata Dal(U) president Sharad Yadav has suggested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide separate quota for those entering inter-caste marriages.
<b>"I asked the Prime Minister for giving 5 per cent quota ( in jobs) for those accepting inter-caste marriages and increase the percentage subsequently," </b>Yadav told The Pioneer.
The PM had invited Sharad Yadav and BJP leaders on Monday for chalking out a strategy to counter the Supreme Court's stay on the OBC quota in higher educational institutions.
<b>"Don't give a lip service to the whole quota issue. Make a foolproof roadmap to address the issue in a certain period,"</b> he told the Prime Minister, adding that the mechanism should be devised in a way that the quota for inter-caste marriages be increased and accordingly quota on the basis of caste be decreased simultaneously.
The JD(U) chief asked the Prime Minister to table a bill in the Parliament in this regard or set up a commission to assess the impact of such proposal on bridging the caste divide. When asked whether he would not face opposition for making such a demand, Yadav said, "Let there be a debate, whether people want to maintain the old caste system or they are really interested in eradicating the caste system as a whole."
Yadav also demanded to make a caste census for a reality check and asked for fresh legislation rejecting the apex court's judgement.Â
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You can't beat this logic. Soon they will cross hundred percent. Then they will go with Mushy logic of 400%.
