Sonia pushes for OBC quota in med colleges
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: 04.06.2020
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi has asked the Centre to extend reservation for OBCs under All India Quota (AIQ) of medical and dental seats in colleges run by states and UTs, saying its denial does injustice to the Mandal classes.
In aletter to PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi wrote, “Reservation for OBC candidates under AIQ is restricted to central Institutions. As per the data compiled by the All India Federation of Other Backward Classes, since 2017, OBC candidates lost over 11,000 seats, in AIQ, due to non-implementation of OBC reservations in State/UT medical education institutions.”
By seeking the extension of AIQ in NEET to state institutions, Sonia Gandhi has waded into an ongoing controversy which is playing out on different turfs. While a petition is pending in the Supreme Court, the National Commission for Backward Classes too has taken cognisance of the issue.
“In the interest of equity and social justice, I strongly urge the Government to extend reservation for OBC candidates in AIQ of medical and dental seats, even in the State/ UT Medical education institutions,” she urged.
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