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2022-09-13 05:54:42.0
Gopal: 15(4) and (5) is for all castes who are socially and educationally backward. In my State of Kerala I'm ashamed to say that government issued an order listing for EWS and the title was 'Caste' and they were all the most privileged castes in the country.
Gopal: 103rd is first amendment which is caste based reservation. Social and educational backward are two wings on which reservations are relied and if removed, it'll crash.
Gopal: Socially and educationally backward class criteria includes economically weaker sections - it doesn't include financial capacity but does include EWS. There cannot be social backwardness without economic weakness. They go hand in hand.
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