Former Union minister Prakash Javadekar claimed on Monday that the Congress wants to scrap reservations and asked the people of Maharashtra not to believe any assurances it might provide ahead of the November 20 state assembly elections. “There is no point believing any of the assurances the Congress leaders provide. They control three states and have not kept their promises to people there,” he told reporters in Mumbai. Javadekar said the Congress wants to scrap reservations, adding that the grand old party was against the Constitution, which became evident during the Emergency, which was imposed in 1975. Asked about the Mahayuti alliance’s chief ministerial candidate in Maharashtra, Javadekar said, “This is not a question for today.

Source: The Hindu November 05, 2024 00:16 UTC