Chavan criticises Bhagwat's statement on quota policy review

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Ashok Chavan today slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for seeking a "review" of the reservation policy and alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government is against caste-based job reservation quotas.
"There is a possibility that Dalits and backward castes will be kept away from reservations under the guise of reviewing the reservation quota system," Chavan said here.
He said Maharashtra government had not even allowed implementation of the quota for Muslims in education, though it received the high court's nod.
"The fate of Maratha reservations is under strain while the BJP-led Maharashtra state government has not fulfilled its promise of reservations for the Dhangar community. So, when there is a statement from the RSS, which is the BJP led government's remote controller, about a review of the quota system, the BJP's future stand on reservations is clear" Chavan said.

Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson Nawab Malik said his party would oppose any move to review the reservation system "tooth and nail".
"We will also launch a mass awareness campaign against the BJP's designs," he said.