AAP government bats for admission quota in Delhi University

There are legal problems, national implications in meeting the Delhi govt's demand of reservation

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in this city has revived an age-old demand, asking for reserving 85 per cent of seats for local students in Delhi University by passing a resolution in the legislative assembly.

The city government believes students from the national capital should be given reservation in at least the 28 colleges, which are either fully or partially funded by it. 

Around 250,000 students from Delhi compete for around 57,000 undergraduate seats in the 110 Delhi University-affiliated colleges every year. However, the competition is so tough that Delhi students are only able to qualify for half the