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Mayawati escalates reservation fight, attacks RSS over ‘creamy layer’ idea
Politics·Short term·▼ -2%

Mayawati will keep pressing the RSS until the creamy-layer debate becomes a larger test of the government’s reservation stance.

Reservation remains one of India’s most combustible political issues, and Mayawati’s intervention keeps caste politics at the center of the national debate. It also puts pressure on the RSS to clarify its position.

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Reservation remains one of India’s most combustible political issues, and Mayawati’s intervention keeps caste politics at the center of the national debate. It also puts pressure on the RSS to clarify its position.

Curated summary

Mayawati attacked the RSS over remarks on caste reservation and the idea of a creamy layer for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. She said reservation is tied to social justice, self-respect and constitutional rights, and accused the Sangh of a casteist mindset. Her comments came after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said reservation had been politicised and beneficiaries should voluntarily give up the benefits.

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Mayawati escalates reservation fight, attacks RSS over ‘creamy layer’ idea

The BSP chief says applying creamy-layer logic to SCs and STs would violate constitutional social justice and dignity.

Indian Express·44m ago
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