Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) Jat community leaders will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to discuss the issue of reservation for the community following the recent Supreme Court order quashing the quota, a senior union minister said.
Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Birender Singh told media here on Wednesday that a delegation, comprising Jat leaders and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, will meet Modi and Amit Shah in New Delhi to hold discussions regarding the issue.
Asserting the matter would be taken up at the highest level, he said that ways would be found to approach a bigger bench of the Supreme Court for review and re-examination of the issue for restoration of reservation facility to Jats.
"There is no difference among people belonging to Gurjar, Yadav and Jat community because they have same social background and were being exploited for ages," said Singh, himself a Jat leader who switched from the Congress to the BJP last year.
Haryana's ruling BJP and its government had, on Tuesday, openly come out in support of job quota for Jats even after the Supreme Court quashed a central government notification giving reservation to the community.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who met Jat community leaders here Wednesday, told the media that the matter would be taken up with the central government.
Jat leader Yashpal Malik blamed former union minister Kumari Selja for the reservation for Jats being quashed by the Supreme Court.
"She was always opposed to it (during the Congress-led UPA government). The matter was weakened before the Supreme Court because of her," Malik alleged in an interaction with the media in Hisar.
Good news: Delhi's drivers will get Rs 5000 within 10 days, court orders
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 29) has directed the Transport Department of Delhi
Russia has launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia. In this 23 people have d
The people of Delhi are having to breathe poisonous air. According to the Central Pollution Contr
In the UK, the antibody test will begin in the next two weeks. The investigation has been handled
LSG vs MI: Hardik Pandya fined Rs 24 lakh, Mumbai Indians players also got strict punishment
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was fined Rs 24 lakh for violating the IPL code of conduct.
Arms Race: World's military spending is at an all-time high of $2.1 trillion, India ranks third
Another big news has come during the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. According to the Sto
The Punjab-Haryana High Court has reprimanded the Central Government for making the freedom fight
The match between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in the T20 World Cup from 7.30 pm on Tu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 71 thousand appointment letters for new re
The troubles of Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, seem to be increasing. Re
