New party soon to counter reservations

Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 16:55 [IST]

Bikaner, Nov 7 (UNI) Akhil Bharatiya Samanta Manch will form a new political party to counter the caste-based reservation system.

Manch's national general secretary Jagdish Ram Agarwal said here today the nation needs a new political party which will fight against the ''prejudiced'' quota system. He added the new party will fight all seats in the next general elections.

Welcoming the Supreme Court decision regarding quota on October 19, he said it is an important step to end the caste-based reservation system.

He said the Manch's next meeting will be held in Delhi on November 10 which will finalise the decision on the formation of a new party. The Manch will also organise a rath yatra to make the people aware about the disadvantages of the quota system.

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