Patna, Nov 17 (PTI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister SushilKumar Modi today endorsed the idea of a debate on introducingreservation in the private sector and asserted that it was a"misconception" that the BJP and the RSS were opposed toquota for backward classes.
"Reservation is a reality. We can not wish these away.
I also agree that it is the private sector where jobopportunities are emerging. Hence I am in support of a debateon the issue", he said at "Rising Bihar - 2017", a programmeorganized by a private TV channel here.
The Deputy CM was replying to a query on a statementmade by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar earlier at the samefunction, wherein he had advocated a "meaningful" debate onintroducing reservation in the private sector.
Sushil Modi also said "it is a misconception which ouropponents keep trying to cash in on that the BJP and the RSSare against reservation. The tenure of Atal Bihari Vajpayeegovernment in the past and the Narendra Modi regime at presentfly in the face of such canards. The RSS, too, has always beencommitted to the progress of all sections of the society inaccordance with the provisions given in the Constitution".
Replying to an another query, the senior BJP leadercalled Lalu Prasad "non-serious and anarchist" and termed thebrief alliance formed by the RJD supremo and the Janata Dal(United) of Nitish Kumar as "unnatural".
"When Kumar had left us in 2013, I had a hunch thatwe will come together again. However, when he formed analliance with Prasad I realised that this will happen soonerrather than later", Sushil Modi added.
"The RJD supremo has landed his own children introuble by indulging in corruption. For the period that heshared power with JD(U) in Bihar, leaders of his partywere involved in patronizing the sand mafia. These were thethings that must have suffocated Nitish", he alleged.
The function was also attended by a number ofUnion Ministers like Ravi Shankar Prasad, Radha Mohan Singhand Ram Vilas Paswan besides Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra.
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