Mehbooba asks NC govt to resolve reservation issue
The Statesman Delhi|December 25, 2024
Slamming the National Conference (NC) government for not slashing the high level of job reservation quota in J&K, PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that merit has become the biggest casualty, as students are left questioning why they should work hard or strive to be deserving when their efforts don't lead to opportunities.
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Mehbooba, who was talking to media-persons in Srinagar, asked Chief Minister Abdullah to find a way to resolve the issue of reservation saying leaving the matter for the courts was "very unfortunate."

Mehbooba said the people of J&K, especially the youth, voted for the NC in large numbers in the Assembly polls so that there would be rationalisation in the reservation and nobody's rights would be snatched.

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