Akhilesh Yadav Criticizes BJP Over Reservation Issues
On Sunday, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of working against the basic value of reservation and discriminating against families of PDA (Picchda, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak). He pointed out the lack of representation from PDA families in vice-chancellor positions and central universities in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Yadav stated, “Jawaharlal Nehru University and Banaras Hindu University have given jobs to less than 15 per cent of PDA families. The present government is not in favour of reservation.”
INDIA Bloc Plans Protest
The INDIA bloc will hold a demonstration inside Parliament premises on Monday, July 1, against the central government over the alleged misuse of central agencies, including the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh announced the decision during a press conference on Sunday. Singh said, “The parties of the INDIA bloc had unanimously decided that we will protest against the misuse of ED and CBI in the Parliament premises tomorrow at 10.30 am.”
The AAP legislator also alleged that the central government directed the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, adding that the ED has no evidence against the party chief in the excise policy case. On July 29, the Delhi Court sent CM Kejriwal to judicial custody until July 12 in connection with the ongoing probe into the excise policy case.
