by Pradhan said the Centre was, as first reported by TOI, preparing a review petition.
In a tweet, Pradhan, a prominent OBC face of BJP, said the Madhya Pradesh government will also file a petition for a review of the SC order even as he attacked the Odisha government for not joining the legal fight for restoration of OBC reservations in local bodies.
The Madhya Pradesh govt & the Centre is planning to move a review petition on the apex court’s quota rulings to ens… https://t.co/cHqCollc2C
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) 1640278265000
“The Madhya Pradesh government and the Centre are planning to move a review petition on the apex court’s quota rulings to ensure that local body elections in MP are held with reservations for the OBC communities,” Pradhan tweeted and added, “But, the Odisha government is showing no intent to pursue this matter logically.” The TOI, in its edition dated December 21, had reported that the Centre is working on a plan to remedy the situation by challenging the apex court rulings dismissing the OBC quota in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh local body elections and the same fate likely in other states having or seeking similar provisions.
He said the Odisha government’s announcement of giving preference to OBC candidates in the upcoming panchayat polls is “all but tokenism”. “The anti-OBC face of the Odisha government is evident from its lack of iron will in implementing the reservation quota for OBCs in local body elections,” the Union minister further said.
The Odisha govt’s announcement of giving preference to OBC candidates in the upcoming Panchayat polls is all but to… https://t.co/6UXOeXLBZh
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) 1640278264000
Pradhan said the Odisha government could also have approached the SC against the recent order of the Odisha high court, especially when its own special leave petition for reservation beyond 50% limit is pending with the apex court.
“The government of Odisha must answer the people why it is against OBC reservations?” the education minister questioned.
Pradhan said the Odisha government could also have approached the SC against the recent order of the Odisha high court
