RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who had recently come in for criticism for his reported suggestion for a review of the reservation policy, on Wednesday batted for quota saying it is needed as long as social discrimination remains in society.
“As long as social discrimination remains in the society, reservation is needed,” an RSS tweet quoting him said.
“We should all work together to end the caste based discrimination in the society,” RSS said in another tweet.
The RSS chief’s remarks on quota in a recent interview had drawn criticism and the grand alliance of parties led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo lalu Prasad had used his remarks to rally around the backward castes.
Quoting Bhagwat as saying at an event on Wednesday, an RSS spokesperson said he observed that only when discrimination is completely removed from the society then reservation can be stopped but it has to be conveyed by those who have been the victims of social discrimination.
After its massive defeat in Bihar, some Bihar BJP leaders had said that Bhagwat’s remarks were used by rival parties to polarise the poor sections of the society in their favour.