Political parties, some groups seek a review of SC order on EWS quota

Some groups and political parties are seeking a review of the recent Supreme Court order on quotas for EWS

In 2019, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi gave a stirring and emotional speech in Parliament. Speaking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government’s Bill to introduce the 103rd amendment to the Constitution to facilitate educational and employment quotas for people belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), she said the move would strike at the heart of the raison d’etre of reservation.

“It is not economics. It is not because they (Dalits) were poor that they were denied a place in the system of education, jobs or governance. It was because they were born in a particular caste…when you are