AIIMS reservation issue likely to rock Monsoon Session

Political opposition to a recent Supreme Court order on the question of reservation in AIIMS could hamper the smooth functioning of the Monsoon Session of Parliament with non-Congress and non-BJP parties planning to make it a big issue.

Talking to reporters, JD(U) President Sharad Yadav said, 'We want government to act on this issue. Otherwise Opposition will raise it in a big way in the coming session.'

The Monsoon Session of Parliament begins August 5.

The issue was raised vociferously at the all-party meeting called by the government yesterday with most participants favouring corrrective steps against the recent judgement of the Constitutional bench of SC against the reservation policy for SC/ST/OBC at the medical institute.

The two parties in the case were the faculty association of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Union of India.

'If the judgement is implemented, reservation will only be applicable for group C and D posts and would be practically scrapped at all higher levels.

'Leaders at the meeting were of the unanimous view that unless the matter was resolved before the ensuing session of Parliament, its functioning would be difficult,' Yadav said.

PMK leader Anbumani Ramdoss today met Yadav at his residence where he expressed strong reservations against the judgement and stressed on the need to combat it.

DMK chief Karunanidhi had called up Yadav yesterday and expressed his support on the issue.

Yadav has also held talks in this regard with CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury and leaders of SP and BSP.

Yadav said it was agreed at the meeting that if the government did not have any immediate solutions before the Monsoon Session, it should come out with a Constitutional Amendment Bill so that the above judgement was completely nullifed.

The meeting also discussed the need for the government to get the judgement stayed immediately so that the functioning of the Monsoon Session is not disturbed.