Ahmedabad : Senior Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela claimed that the ongoing agitation by the Patel community to get reservation under OBC category is backed by RSS and BJP Government in Gujarat.
The former Gujarat Chief Minister on Tuesday also slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his statement on the current reservation policy and sought to link his comment with the ongoing agitation by the Patels for OBC tag.
Bhagwat has pitched for a review of the reservation policy, maintaining it has been used for political ends and suggesting setting up of an apolitical committee to examine who needs the facility and for how long.
“I have been telling since the beginning that the agitation by the Patel community is sponsored by the State Government (led by BJP) and supported by RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal. All gave their support to this agitation,” claimed Vaghela during an interaction with media at Gandhinagar.
“Now, (amid the Patel stir) Mohan Bhagwatji made a statement that reservation system should be reviewed.
This statement reflects their (RSS) ideology. By making such statements, he actually wanted to create a controversy on reservation system,” alleged the Leader of Opposition.
