Granting constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) is a major milestone towards empowering downtrodden in the country, said BJPs' key OBC leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav.
Last week, Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill 2017 to provide constitutional status to the NCBC that will give the panel full powers to safeguard the rights and interests of the Other Backward Classes(OBCs). It was cleared by the Lok Sabha on August 2 superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Upper House.
In a free wheeling conversation with the PTI-Bhasha, he answered five questions on the issue.
Q.1 How do you view granting constitutional status to NCBC?
Q.2 What are the benefits of constitutional status to NCBC?
Q.3 Will OBCs' problems end following grant of constitutional status to NCBC?
Q.4 What are your views on reservation?
Q.5 Has the BJP done it to get political mileage?
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