New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has given a big statement on the reservation and said that as long as the caste system is maintained, the reservation will also remain. The Union Minister said this in a meeting of members of scheduled castes and tribes in his house. The Supreme Court in its recent judgment has said that the State Governments are not legally obliged to provide reservation to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the promotion.

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The Supreme Court in its judgment last week said that it is not a fundamental right of a person to claim reservation in promotions. After this verdict of the apex court, the MPs of both the community rose above the party line on the issue and reached the house of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan here. On this occasion, they have discussed regarding the further strategy in this matter.

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On Monday, earlier in the Upper House of Parliament, Thawarchand Gehlot had said that the government was committed for the benefit of SC / ST and OBC. The opposition is accusing the government that the Modi government is trying to end the reservation.

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