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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Politics

Union ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi spar over SC/ST quotas, seek each other's resignation

Two Cabinet ministers in the Narendra Modi-led government- Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi, sparred on Saturday over the issue of reservation, with both leaders demanding each other's resignation.

The dispute originated after Union minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son, Santosh Kumar Suman, called for a review of the quota policy and voiced support for the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) within the reservation framework.

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