Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:21pm on 25 Aug 2026,Tuesday Politics
BJP national spokesperson Ajay Alok has sparked a fresh row after saying the Modi government addressed upper-caste concerns by introducing the 10% EWS quota in 2019. His remarks came amid protests demanding reforms to caste-based reservation and the scrapping of the now-stayed UGC equity rules. Reservation reform activists hit back, accusing Alok of dismissing their right to question policies affecting them. The debate has intensified after activist Ajeet Bharti was booked under the SC/ST Act over alleged remarks against MP Chandrashekhar Azad, adding political heat to the reservation controversy. (PC: India Today)
