Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized BJP's lateral entry scheme for undermining reservations and defended opposition-ruled state rights against investigations.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP-led central government's lateral entry scheme into bureaucracy, accusing the BJP of seeking to undermine reservations for Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis and attacking the Constitution. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw defended the scheme, stating it was originally introduced by the UPA government. Gandhi also criticized the Karnataka Governor's decision to permit an investigation into Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, deeming such actions in opposition-ruled states "unconstitutional."

August 18, 2024
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