Union minister of state for social justice, Ramdas Athawale on Saturday demanded reservations for the SC-ST community in the Indian cricket team. Responding to a question seeking a probe into the Indian cricket team’s defeat by Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final, Athawale said he was aghast by the huge margin of loss. The RPI leader went on to say that “perhaps reservation to SC, ST persons in the team would have ensured better performance”. He would be meeting Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Nitin Gadkari and appealing to them to help create the separate state. “It will bring economic freedom to the have-nots and fulfill the dream that Babasaheb Ambedkar saw of bringing equality in society,” said the union minister.

Source: Hindustan Times July 01, 2017 14:26 UTC