{"id":28885,"date":"2026-09-26T05:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28885"},"modified":"2026-09-26T05:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:27:26","slug":"nda-ally-jitan-ram-manjhi-seeks-more-speaking-time-for-sc-st-mps-in-parliament-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28885","title":{"rendered":"NDA ally Jitan Ram Manjhi seeks more speaking time for SC\/ST MPs in Parliament | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi asked the Speaker to issue necessary directions to the concerned authorities.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NEW DELHI: Union minister and NDA<\/a> ally Jitan Ram Manjhi has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, backing a BJP MP\u2019s request for adequate speaking time for MPs from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities during parliamentary discussions on important bills.In his letter, Manjhi said BJP MP Gajendra Singh Patel, who represents Khargone in Madhya Pradesh, had raised the issue during an \u201cNDA MPs Group Dialogue Meeting\u201d held at Manjhi\u2019s Delhi residence on August 5.Patel had specifically requested that SC\/ST MPs be given sufficient opportunity to raise issues concerning their communities on the floor of the House, Manjhi said.The Union minister has asked the Speaker to take further action on Patel\u2019s request and issue necessary directions to the concerned authorities.Speaking to PTI, Patel confirmed that he had raised the issue and said the time allocated to SC\/ST MPs should be increased further, as the speaking time allotted to each political party is divided among its MPs.\u201cIt is not that we do not get time, but we should get more time. More issues concerning SC\/ST communities should be raised,\u201d he said.Patel said the request was aimed at ensuring that issues concerning SC\/ST communities receive adequate space during parliamentary discussions, while acknowledging that MPs from these communities do get opportunities to speak.NDA differences over SC\/ST reservation<\/span>Earlier last month, differences within the NDA came to the fore over the contentious issue of sub-categorisation of SC\/ST reservations, with Manjhi and fellow Bihar-based Union minister Chirag Paswan taking divergent positions on the question of reviewing the reservation system.The debate intensified after HAM(S) president and Bihar minister Santosh Kumar Suman reiterated his party\u2019s demand for sub-categorisation of SC\/ST reservations, arguing that the most deprived communities should receive a greater share of the benefits.The Supreme Court\u2019s August 1, 2024 Constitution Bench judgment allowing states to create sub-categories within SC and ST reservations has added a new dimension to the debate.Chirag strongly opposed any review of reservation and said Manjhi and his son should resign if they supported such measures.\u201cThe constitutional provision of SC\/ST reservation is based on social discrimination and not economic status. If they want to change the Constitution, then debate the issue in Parliament. Those who talk or think about reviewing reservation should first resign, as they actually want to completely end it and reduce its scope,\u201d Chirag said.He maintained that reservation was in place yesterday, is in place today and would continue in the future.Reacting to Chirag\u2019s demand, Suman said he was ready to resign. \u201cAs far as resignations go, we are ready. My younger brother\u2019s party is the bigger one; they have more numbers than us and are politically third-generation too \u2014 so let them take the lead. Let him step forward by resigning and we are prepared to resign alongside him,\u201d he said.Suman maintained that reviewing reservation did not mean abolishing it. He said HAM(S) was seeking sub-categorisation, or a \u201cquota within a quota\u201d, so that communities at the bottom of the social and economic hierarchy could benefit.<\/p>\n

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