{"id":15380,"date":"2026-08-22T15:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T15:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15380"},"modified":"2026-08-22T15:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T15:27:38","slug":"ensure-end-of-caste-system-first-union-mos-for-social-justice-athawale-calls-reservation-constitutional-right-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15380","title":{"rendered":"‘Ensure end of caste system first’: Union MoS for social justice Athawale calls reservation constitutional right | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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NEW DELHI: Union MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale<\/a> on Saturday said reservation is a \u201cconstitutional right\u201d and termed demands for its abolition \u201cunconstitutional\u201d, arguing that several needy communities continue to benefit from the system.Addressing a press conference, Athawale said some people had demanded the abolition of reservation during protests at Jantar Mantar, while similar campaigns were also being run on social media. \u201cReservation cannot be removed because it is our constitutional right,\u201d he said, news agency PTI reported.Athawale said reservation, initially provided for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, had been expanded to include other sections, including Economically Weaker Sections. He argued that there was no justification for ending the system as \u201call needy groups are benefiting from it\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Athawale said that while untouchability was prohibited under Article 17 of the Constitution, caste-based discrimination and atrocities against SC communities continued, particularly in rural areas.<\/p>\n

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