Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

We will foil such conspiracies… Opposition’s reaction including Rahul Gandhi on cancellation of lateral entry

New Delhi: The central government has taken a U-turn amid the political uproar over lateral entry. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh has written a letter to the Union Public Service Commission. In the letter, the minister has asked the Union Public Service Commission to withdraw the recruitments made on the basis of lateral entry. The letter states that there is no provision for reservation in the recruitments made on the basis of lateral entry, keeping this in mind, it should be withdrawn. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reacted to the central government’s order to ban the advertisement of lateral entry. he/she said that we will foil the conspiracies of BJP like ‘lateral entry’ at all costs. Apart from Rahul Gandhi, other opposition leaders also targeted the government.
‘We will foil the conspiracies at any cost’
Rahul Gandhi wrote on social media platform X on Tuesday, ‘We will protect the Constitution and the reservation system at all costs. We will foil the BJP’s conspiracies like ‘lateral entry’ at all costs. I am saying it once again – by breaking the 50% reservation limit, we will ensure social justice on the basis of caste count.’

‘Congress foiled BJP’s plans’
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote in an X post, ‘Constitution Jayate! Congress party’s fight for social justice of our Dalits, tribals, backward and weaker sections has foiled the plans of BJP to snatch away reservation. Modi government’s letter on lateral entry shows that only the power of the Constitution can defeat the arrogance of dictatorial power. The government has taken a step back due to the campaign of Rahul Gandhi, Congress and India parties, but as long as BJP-RSS is in power, it will keep adopting new tactics to snatch away reservation. We all have to be careful. Whether it is the attack on the middle class with long term capital gains in the budget, or handing over the Waqf Bill to JPC, or shelving the Broadcast Bill – the power of the people and the opposition is saving the country from the Modi government.’

‘The government bowed down to the unity of the PDA’
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav wrote on social media, ‘The conspiracy of making appointments by rejecting reservation through the back door of lateral entry in UPSC has finally bowed down to the unity of PDA. The government has now had to withdraw this decision as well. The conspiracies of BJP are not succeeding now, this is a big victory of the awakening and consciousness that has come in PDA. In these circumstances, Samajwadi Party postpones the call for the movement starting from October 2 against ‘lateral recruitment’, and also resolves that it will not let any such move succeed in future and will strongly oppose it decisively. The way the public had started joining our movement on October 2, this is also a victory of that unity. Lateral entry has exposed the anti-reservation face of BJP.’

What did the government say in its letter?
Let us tell you that it has been said in the letter that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to emphasize on social justice and reservation enshrined in the Constitution for lateral entry to higher posts. Therefore, this advertisement should be withdrawn. The Center also highlighted the importance of maintaining the constitutional mandate towards social justice in the letter. The Center said that there is a need for the marginalized eligible candidates to get their proper representation in government services.

Opposition strongly opposed the lateral entryOn August 17, the Union Public Service Commission had issued advertisements for appointments on the basis of lateral entry, which was strongly opposed by the opposition including the Congress. The opposition says that this will end reservation and the talk of social justice will remain incomplete. Recently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also opposed it by posting on social media. he/she had said that the central government is trying to snatch away reservation from Dalits, tribals and backward classes through lateral entry, which is not acceptable.

Share on:

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *