Eligible candidates from backward communities being declared unfit: LoP

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the eligible candidates from backward communities across the country were being “deliberately declared unfit” to keep them away from education and leadership.

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Congress leader Gandhi’s claim comes at a time when PM Modi-led government recently announced caste census across the country. The Congress had been raising the demand for some time now.

Rahul said, “Not Found Suitable is the new Manuvaad. Eligible candidates from SC/ST/OBC categories are being deliberately declared ‘unfit’ – so that they stay away from education and leadership.”

Quoting Dr BR Ambedkar, Gandhi said, “Education is the biggest weapon for equality. But the Modi government is busy blunting that weapon.”

He said at the Delhi University, over 60 per cent of the reserved posts of professor and over 30 per cent of the reserved posts of associate professor were kept vacant, while terming them as NFS.

“This is no exception — the same conspiracy is going on everywhere, IITs, Central Universities. NFS is an attack on the Constitution and is a betrayal to social justice. This is not just a fight for education and jobs, but a fight for rights, respect and participation,” he stated.