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Dal Khalsa opposes reservation for Jat Sikhs

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Press Trust of India Amritsar
Last Updated : Dec 25 2013 | 7:20 PM IST
Radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa today urged Akal Takhat - top temporal seat of Sikhs - to summon Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal for allegedly seeking reservation for Jat Sikhs.
The Dal Khalsa urged Akal Takhat head Gurbachan Singh to seek Sukhbir's explanation for his party's "unprincipled stand" on reservation for Jat Sikhs in the OBC category.
The organisation advocated that the reservation should be based upon economic criteria rather than caste, party head H S Dhami said in a statement here.
Both the SAD and opposition Congress had sought inclusion of Jat Sikhs in the category of OBC after the Centre included Jats from Haryana in the OBC list.

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First Published: Dec 25 2013 | 7:20 PM IST

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