Bhopal: Government may move SC against High Court's stay on enhanced quota for OBC

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government may move the Supreme Court to challenge Madhya Pradesh high court's stay on enhanced reservation for other backward class (OBC) from 14% to 27% in government jobs.

This was hinted by minister of state for horticulture Bharat Singh Kushwah while talking to news persons on Thursday. The minister attended a meeting of many public representatives including MPs, MLAs and members of BJP Backward Class frontal organization office-bearers held on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired the meeting.

Kushwah said the issue of enhanced reservation from 14% to 27% in government jobs was discussed in the meeting and it was decided that the state government would go ahead as per the legal procedure required.

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The minister said the meeting also discussed another issue regarding raising of creamy layer limit from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 12 lakh.

Notably, the then Kamal Nath government had issued an order regarding reservation for the OBC in government jobs from 14% to 27% in government jobs.

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