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NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar urged the BJP-led Centre to bring a constitutional amendment to increase reservation in education and government jobs beyond the existing cap of 50 per cent.
Speaking to reporters according to a report by TI, , Pawar said that while granting reservation to Marathas, who have been agitating for quota, care should be taken to ensure that such limits meant for other communities are not disturbed.
“Currently, the cap on reservation is 50 per cent. But if Tamil Nadu can have 78 per cent (quota for various communities), why can’t Maharashtra have 75 per cent reservation,” he asked.
The Centre should take the lead and bring a constitutional amendment to raise the quota cap. “We will support the amendment,” he said.
Pawar said the seat-sharing talks among the leaders of the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will continue next week. “I would only advise the leaders to conclude the talks as early as possible so that we can go to the people, who are looking for a change,” he said
