The upper castes do not need the support through reservation. Sociologist Satish Deshpande said reservation for the upper castes defeated the idea of social justice. However, Kancha Ilaiah, a prominent backward class intellectual, said that there were sudras among the upper castes too, except Brahmins. The sudras among the upper castes like Marathas, Jats, Gujjars and Patels should get reservation benefits. “If some people among the upper castes have faced social discrimination, they should get reservation,” he said.

Source: The Telegraph January 07, 2019 21:33 UTC