Rahul Gandhi’s Reservation Remarks Targeted by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar

• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar criticizes Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on reservation, claiming they reflect an “anti-Constitution mindset.”
• Dhankhar cites a pattern of prejudice against reservation and calls for an end to it.
• Gandhi criticized Dhankhar for suggesting that Congress would consider scrapping reservation, a claim he refuted.
• Dhankhar defended reservation as the conscience of the Constitution and the soul of the country, not a negative or depriving opportunity.
• Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned Dhankhar’s support for a caste census and removal of the 50% cap on reservations for SCs, STs & OBCs.
• Congress’s media and publicity department head Pawan Khera questioned Dhankhar’s support for Gandhi’s demand for the removal of the 50% limit on reservations.