Seeking approval for reservation to government school students in medical education the local unit of the BJP has decided to call on the Union Home Minister and Union Health Minister. BJP State President and MLA V Saminathan along with MLAs K G Shankar and S Selvaganapathy said they urged Bedi to play a role in providing 10 percent horizontal reservation for government school students in medical admissions previously calling on Lt Governor Kiran Bedi and submitting a memorandum to her.

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Pointing out that the Tamil Nadu government passed an act to provide 7.5 percent reservation to government school students, Saminathan suggested that 7.5 to ten percent reservation could be given in Puducherry. The reservation will prompt many students to join government schools and also several poor and downtrodden students will get a chance to pursue medical education, he said. 

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Since Bedi did not have similar powers as a full fledged governor of states like Tamil Nadu, she expressed her inability to grant approval to the government proposal in this regard said Saminathan. Subsequently call on the Union ministers after Deepavali, so that the students can benefit in the current academic year. Hence the party would pursue the matter with the Union government over the phone, he added. Meanwhile, to pursue the reservation issue with central government authorities, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy is going to Delhi this week.

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