New Delhi: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday said he was not averse to reservations for “upper castes children” in premier educational institutes.
"I have no objection for a provision of 5 per cent to 10 per cent reservation to upper castes children by amending the Constitution," he said at a conference of railway general managers in Delhi.
The Mandal Commission’s recommendation on providing reservation for OBCs (Other Backward Classes) in the government must be implemented, he said.
“There is already reservation for SCs/STs. Mandal Commission, which is being implemented, is very clear in providing reservation to OBCs. It should be implemented", he said.
Prasad's comments are important as he is an OBC leader who came to power in Bihar post-Mandal era and ruled the state for 16 years.
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