New Delhi: After hectic parleys Patidar leader Hardik Patel, convenor of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, on Wednesday finally announced his support to the Congress for the coming Gujarat Assembly elections.
Asked how that was possible given that total reservations cannot exceed 50 per cent, Mr Patel said: “In our Constitution, there is no mention of a 50 per cent cap on reservations. I am of the firm opinion that reservations can be given over 50 per cent.”
Hitting back at the alliance, finance minister Arun Jaitley said, the Congress-Hardik club appeared to be “one of mutual deception”.
He said, “The law of the land is clear and is laid down by the apex court, and only reaffirmed last week in Rajasthan’s case that the 50 per cent reservation cap cannot be breached.
