Reservation in jobs, sc/st act will remain in force till bjp is in power: amit shah
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At a rally held in Chattisgarh’s Ambikapur yesterday, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah told the crowd that the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 would
remain in “force” till the BJP government is in power. According to reports, Shah said that the Opposition is looking to mislead people into believing that the SC/ST Act would be scrapped.
In an _NDTV_ report, Shah was quoted as saying, “In the coming days, the Congress will spread different types of lies to mislead people. Sometimes they will say the SC/ST Act is being
abolished, on other occasions, they will say the reservation (system) is being scrapped. I want to clearly say that the SC/ST Act and reservation will remain in force till the BJP government
is in power.” Shah also responded to Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s jibe that questioned Modi’s accomplishments. Shah said, “Would like to tell him we aren’t answerable to you. People
gave us right to be in power. You’re asking us about last 4 years, people are asking you about last 4 generations. Why was there no development?” Shah’s comments come amid concerns raised by
Dalit organisations. On April 2, Dalit organisations had organised a Bharath Bandh protesting the dilution of the Act.